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1 Pound, 1988
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Front: Archibald Campbell (1682-1761), Scottish nobleman, politician,
lawyer, and soldier
Campbell was born in Surrey, Scotland. He was known as Lord Archibald
Campbell 1703-1706, Earl of Ilay 1706-1743, and Duke of Argyll 1743-1761.
Back: Edinburgh Castle
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10 Pounds, 1994
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Front: Archibald Campbell (1682-1761), Scottish nobleman, politician,
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Back: Glamis Castle
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Commemorates European Summit at
Edingburgh, Dec. 1992
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1 Pound, 1994
Commemorates Centennial of the Death of
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Front: Archibald Campbell (1682-1761), Scottish nobleman, politician,
lawyer, and soldier
Back: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish novelist
Stevenson was born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He started using the name Robert Louis Stevenson at the age of 18. He studied
law at the University of Edinburgh, although he never practiced it. He began
writing adventure, romance, and horror novels. Many of his novels are
well known today: Treasure Island (1883), The Body Snatcher (1885),
Kidnapped (1886), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and
The Black Arrow.
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Commemorates 150th Annivesary of the Birth of
Alexander Graham Bell, 1847-1997
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Front: Archibald Campbell (1682-1761), Scottish nobleman, politician,
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Back: Alexander Graham Bell (*1847-1922), Scottish-American scientist and inventor
Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His family was associated with the
teaching of elocution. His grandfather, father and uncle were all professed
elocutionists. Bell was graduated from University College London.
He immigrated to Canada in 1870 and turned his interest to telephony. He
designed a piano, which could transmit its music to a distance by means of
electricity. Later he became Professor of Vocal Physiology and Elocution at
Boston University's School of Oratory. At Boston University he continued his
research in telephony.
In 1876 he obtained the patent for the telephone. Bell continued his many
experiments in communication. He also worked in medical research and invented
techniques for teaching speech to the deaf. He was granted 18 patents alone
and 12 patents shared with his collaborators. These included 14 for the
telephone and telegraph, 4 for the photo phone, 1 for the phonograph, 5 for
aerial vehicles, 4 for hydro airplanes, and 2 for a selenium cell.
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Scotland, located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain, is an
integral part of Great Britain. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on United Kingdom.
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