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James Clerk Maxwell Statue
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22-26 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2PQ, United KingdomMap
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Celebrating a Great Physicist
I noticed this statue and recognised this gentleman while being driven around Edinburgh, Scotland. Since the guide didn’t tell anything , I got up and took this photo from our bus. He is none other th...
One of the most famous physicists
A statue of James Clerk Maxwell, the most famous Scottish physicist and one of the greatest physicists in history. It is good to see an acknowledgment to one of the greatest minds in history. Whole n...
Maxwell statue
A nice statue to James Clerk Maxwell, situated in George Street, so easy to find. Well worth a visit.
Statue of a Physicist
The statue of James Clerk Maxwell is on George Street right next to St Andrews Square. One thing that struck me is that the statue is facing down the street away from the square. I thought it should ...
Statue to a deserving Physicist
The statue to James Clerk Maxwell is well deserved and it was far too late in being built, 175 years after his birth and 117 years after he died! He did some really revolutionary work on electricity a...