Inside King's Buildings, Edinburgh

Sir David Brewster KH PRSE FRS FSA(Scot) FSSA MICE (11 December 1781 - 10 February 1868) was a Scottish physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, writer and Principal of St Andrews University.

It is said that he was of a high-strung and nervous temperament, and was somewhat irritable in matters of controversy; but he was repeatedly subjected to serious provocation. (There are days I could empathise..... )