SO ne a ee Oster riser es, Wan Stet, fond on or 2% mt ROBERT STIRLING AND MIS FAMILY Miciot Sing grant) A tarer of Dunblane, Perit, Scotland, Repate to have iveniod the rst rotary thteshingrschine 1756 or 175K. Hult 4 water ml ‘Assistant miner at Metven in 176, later mintr at Cull. ied in 1787. Hic won, Mehtel, born in 1780, ah eater the minty Pao Siting (ater) Peter Stine wat a fame of Ceap, near Metiven, Prise. He had ‘wo srs, Robert and fone, Robe Suns Robert Sting was bor ia Cloug on October 35,1790 He td at the University oF Gusgow, i € mentioned inthe Fast, but also Edinburgh University (1405-6 and 10M, la 1805 be took ease In Lavo atl Greek an in 1806 hese alana! Latin and eck, loge ‘ox! mathemati, metaphyses abd sheterc. Three econ Bs ssc in 1808 aad i posse tat I snk the kame Reet Sis ‘sho atended in that yea owing a cage the ate of keine ecu a that tne his pee of ons ot gion. Kober Siting ws 18 yous ll when he went to Edinburgh. The ae cn evn yonmper, as ‘quite norma for entering te unter in hese days Ter Stieiag was Loesed Io prec ty the Presbytery of Dunbton om lly 4, 1815. He was presented tothe sac sharge a Kilnnnoce Aisi, by the Commisioner of the Duke aad Duss of Porta and was ondsined 40 the Mlaitey on September 19, 1816. He Inelately became seco oF junior mie Lah Kirk Kiln nock Ad two month ater he apptied for his at pont For the Sting i gine andthe eat tegenctateof economies he hime ead It ‘he poten asigned to Hn wat No iM of 18 x duly 10, 7819, he married Fano, the eldest daughter of Wiliam Rankine, a wine merchant a Galson, und five pear later he bi een “alate to Glstoa ae mitre the chutch der, In 1827, al again 1a TSH, he and his broter James re-patsnted the at engin any'in 1840 the Universiy of 81 Andrews, the ok of Scotishhi SSS SSS {or is ational scniesebivements, a tale in some ples, Without any doub this vasa wor day forthe titer of Colston, who nonthelss remained ithe village Of hk tiny, guning wie Spreal espet by the salty of hs fe nd work quay own by his {Gre forthe viens of th 1848-1849 cholera epidemie ‘seal a hist toed hi em the pat 87 and he de in "This book is ciate all wa have come an Ite the rensisanee of the Sting eine ‘ver the pst foty ysis, expeclaly wacker Mt the Philips Reseuch Laboratories, Hathowen Pave, Wilton, Raber ad ames (ons) Four of Robert Sing’ 59s wre ean, nl al de hi mask ‘and in particular, De. Rl. Majer and De J. We in the enpineoring word, Pui, boen in 1420, pane tang a Token locomotive enginesr wil the Great NenhernRalimay Company. His famous eight fect single locttives bave been photographed ad de. sev y egos frm al part of The wo. fx Apu, 1893 these ‘ines wok am Aberdeen express oer the TBH pes ete onion Sn. York a TS8 stain, Willi, born in 1822, and Robert, born it 1804; were enpnces in Por. James the youngest a, burn 1838, was 2 focometine engineer wth he Clagow at South- Werte Ray ‘Company. He inteloced many inprovements in lacomotive power Lames Singer) ames Sling, the younger brother af he fenton originally also studi forthe Chureh at Glasgow and st Ecinbergh. Ear, however, he hd tected alton towards anechaoial enginetg, und he ‘eventually cited oe mp a a sgiees fv T827 improvements Inthe niece wore putented (No 5465) ty by maa is rather An engine hase on Patent No 8652, of saat 25kW 125 harepowen ‘5 consuctd by him st the Dundce Fosaey Compa. (trom Te Stig Engine, 1. Zavncing, 1972; further cascnating tah ofthe He Sn work of Robert String ave gen by Eelam (a69))