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One example of many is Mary Somerville. Born 26/12/1780 in Jedburgh, she was a 19th-century polymath and writer. Though she specialised in math and astronomy, she was also well-versed in botany and geology. The "Connection of the Physical Sciences" remains her most notable work.

☀️ As we approach the winter solstice (3:27am tomorrow), let's appreciate the wonders of the cosmos! Did you know Scottish astronomers have played a vital role in unravelling the mysteries of the universe? ✨

Happy birthday to James Clerk Maxwell, the Scottish physicist who paved the way for modern physics with his ground-breaking work on electromagnetism! 🎉⚡ #ScienceInScotland

16. Ronald Ross Born in India, father was Scottish officer General Sir Campbell Claye Grant Ross. Medical doctor. Received 1902 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on malaria transmission.

15. William Ramsay Born and raised in Glasgow. Chemist who discovered noble gases. Won 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering inert gaseous elements in air.

14. Charles Thomson Rees Wilson Born in Midlothian. Physicist and meteorologist. Won 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing the cloud chamber, a particle detector for visualizing ionizing radiation.

13. Alexander Todd Born in Cathcart area of Glasgow. Biochemist. Won 1957 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides and nucleosides.

12. David Thouless Born near Glasgow in Bearsden. Physicist. Won 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries on topological phase transitions and phases of matter.

11. Fraser Stoddart Born and raised in Edinburgh. Chemistry professor at Northwestern University, USA. Won 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for designing molecular machines.

10. Sir James Black Scottish physician and pharmacologist. Established Veterinary Physiology department at the University of Glasgow. Shared Nobel Prize for Medicine for drug design, leading to propranolol (heart disease) and cimetidine (stomach ulcers).