Peebles, Peeblesshire

Mathematical Gazetteer of the British Isles


The Caledonian Railway Tunnel, near Peebles, Scottish Borders, is where C.T.R. Wilson confirmed the existence of cosmic rays with his cloud chamber, c1911 [1].
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References (show)

  1. Larsen, Egon. The Cavendish Laboratory - Nursery of Genius. Edmund Ward, London, 1962. pp.42-43

The Mathematical Gazetteer of the British Isles was created by David Singmaster.
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