Michael Hiles Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8081 Posted August 17, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Oxford, England? Homing in. England, yes. Oxford, no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 Hi Michael Hiles, Take a look here "Do you know the world ?" -- Competition --. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Olsen Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8082 Posted August 17, 2011 Cambridge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8083 Posted August 17, 2011 Cambridge? Cambridge it is! Now... Which famous son? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertekijker Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8084 Posted August 17, 2011 Could it be Isaac Newton? -------------- Frans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8085 Posted August 17, 2011 Could it be Isaac Newton?-------------- Frans Not Sir Isaac Newton, but you have the answer to one part of the original question. So... Cambridge, Newton implicated. (I'm spending too much time here) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8086 Posted August 17, 2011 The guy who wrote 'On the Wealth of Nations'? Forgot his name Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8087 Posted August 17, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Adam Smith wrote the 'Wealth of Nations'. He was an American. But I think it might be Richard Mulcaster...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8088 Posted August 17, 2011 Adam Smith wrote the 'Wealth of Nations'. He was an American. I think Smith will be turning in his grave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8089 Posted August 17, 2011 I think Smith will be turning in his grave. Oh, shit! The guy was Scottish! Ha, ha! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8090 Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) Isaac Barrow in the Trinity College chapel? Barrow was the first Lucasian Professor and was succeeded by Newton (and much later by the now almost equally famous Stephen Hawking). Edited August 17, 2011 by wattsy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8091 Posted August 17, 2011 Isaac Barrow in the Trinity College chapel? Barrow was the first Lucasian Professor and was succeeded by Newton (and much later by the now almost equally famous Stephen Hawking). - That must be right! There is a similar done statue of sir Francis Bacon in the same chapel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted August 17, 2011 Share #8092 Posted August 17, 2011 Isaac Barrow in the Trinity College chapel? Barrow was the first Lucasian Professor and was succeeded by Newton (and much later by the now almost equally famous Stephen Hawking). Excellent and exactly right - Sir Isaac Barrow it is, in the Chapel of Trinity College Cambridge. In fact, he resigned as Lucasian Professor to make way for Newton. Other famous occupants of this most prestigious Chair in the world were Charles Babbage (first computing machine), Sir George Airy (an integral that caused me much grief), Stokes (Navier-Stokes equations of Hydrodynamics), and (my favourite) Paul Dirac (relativistic quantum mechanics). The baton goes to Ian. Oh, and I am certain that there is an American Adam Smith, but he didn't write The Wealth Of Nations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 18, 2011 Share #8093 Posted August 18, 2011 Thanks Michael. Ok, just the name of the town will suffice. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/75648-do-you-know-the-world-competition/?do=findComment&comment=1768865'>More sharing options...
Gaal Posted August 18, 2011 Share #8094 Posted August 18, 2011 Just the town..., that is very cute How about we start with the area Quebec or North East of the US Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted August 18, 2011 Share #8095 Posted August 18, 2011 Reminds me a bit of Stromness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted August 18, 2011 Share #8096 Posted August 18, 2011 Port Elisabeth, SA? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 18, 2011 Share #8097 Posted August 18, 2011 Not North America, Scotland or South Africa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted August 18, 2011 Share #8098 Posted August 18, 2011 Swansea? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 18, 2011 Share #8099 Posted August 18, 2011 Closest guess so far - but it is not in Wales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearoido Posted August 19, 2011 Share #8100 Posted August 19, 2011 Gorey Harbor, County Wexford? GaryO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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