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Professor James Blyth MA, LLD, FRSE FRSSA (4 April 1839 – 15 May 1906) was a Scottish electrical engineer and academic at Anderson's College, now the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow.[1]

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  1. 32 relations: Accumulator (energy), Anemometer, Apoplexy, Charles F. Brush, Costa Head, Crieff, Edinburgh, Electrical engineering, Electricity generation, Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, George Watson's College, Glasgow, History of wind power, John Brown & Company, Kincardineshire, Marykirk, Master of Arts, Montrose Academy, Montrose, Angus, Morrison's Academy, Royal College of Science and Technology, Royal Scottish Society of Arts, Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame, Sunnyside Royal Hospital, The Courier (Dundee), Thomas Romney Robinson, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde, Wind power, Wind power in Scotland, Wind turbine.

  2. 19th-century Scottish engineers
  3. People from Marykirk
  4. Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame inductees
  5. Scottish electrical engineers
  6. Staff of George Watson's College
  7. Wind power in Scotland

Accumulator (energy)

An accumulator is an energy storage device: a device which accepts energy, stores energy, and releases energy as needed.

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Anemometer

In meteorology, an anemometer is a device that measures wind speed and direction.

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Apoplexy

Apoplexy refers to the rupture of an internal organ and the associated symptoms.

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Charles F. Brush

Charles Francis Brush (March 17, 1849 – June 15, 1929) was an American engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.

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Costa Head

Costa Head is a prominent headland on Eynhallow Sound on the northwestern coast of the Orkney Mainland, Scotland.

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Crieff

Crieff (Craoibh, meaning "tree") is a Scottish market town in Perth and Kinross on the A85 road between Perth and Crianlarich, and the A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Electrical engineering

Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.

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Electricity generation

Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy.

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Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject".

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George Watson's College

George Watson's College is a co-educational private day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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History of wind power

Wind power has been used as long as humans have put sails into the wind.

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John Brown & Company

John Brown and Company of Clydebank was a Scottish marine engineering and shipbuilding firm.

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Kincardineshire

Kincardineshire or the County of Kincardine, also known as the Mearns (from the Scottish Gaelic A' Mhaoirne meaning "the Stewartry"), is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area on the coast of northeast Scotland.

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Marykirk

Marykirk (Obar Luathnait) is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, next to the border with Angus at the River North Esk.

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Master of Arts

A Master of Arts (Magister Artium or Artium Magister; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries.

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Montrose Academy

Montrose Academy is a coeducational secondary school in Montrose Angus.

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Montrose, Angus

Montrose (Mon Rois) is a town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland.

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Morrison's Academy

Morrison's Academy is a co-educational private day school in Crieff, Perth and Kinross, in Central Scotland.

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Royal College of Science and Technology

The Royal College of Science and Technology was a higher education college that existed in Glasgow, Scotland between 1887 and 1964.

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Royal Scottish Society of Arts

The Royal Scottish Society of Arts is a learned society in Scotland, dedicated to the study of science and technology.

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Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame

The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame honours "those engineers from, or closely associated with, Scotland who have achieved, or deserve to achieve, greatness", as selected by an independent panel representing Scottish engineering institutions, academies, museums and archiving organisations.

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Sunnyside Royal Hospital

Sunnyside Royal Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Hillside, north of Montrose, Scotland.

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The Courier (Dundee)

The Courier (known as The Courier & Advertiser between 1926 and 2012) is a newspaper published by DC Thomson in Dundee, Scotland.

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Thomas Romney Robinson

John Thomas Romney Robinson FRS FRSE (23 April 1792 – 28 February 1882), usually referred to as Thomas Romney Robinson, was a 19th-century Irish astronomer and physicist.

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University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as Glas. in post-nominals) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland.

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University of Strathclyde

The University of Strathclyde (Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh) is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Wind power

Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work.

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Wind power in Scotland

Wind power is the fastest-growing renewable energy technology in Scotland, with 11,482 megawatts (MW) of installed wind power capacity by Q1 2023.

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Wind turbine

A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy.

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See also

19th-century Scottish engineers

People from Marykirk

Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame inductees

Scottish electrical engineers

Staff of George Watson's College

Wind power in Scotland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Blyth_(engineer)

Also known as Prof James Blyth, Professor James Blyth.