One of the great voyages of history was made by Commander Frank Worsley, going with Shackleton to...
Author - Patricia Long
Gravitational waves – and the Papay connection
Three men are recognised as the pioneers of the LIGO system for detecting gravitational waves, one...
Balfour Stewart: Sun, clouds and inspiration
Balfour Stewart (1828-1887) was born in Edinburgh but his father was a younger son of the Stewarts...
Sutherland Simpson: From Saraquoy to Cornell
It used to be said that Orkney's two main exports were eggs and professors. Our annual egg...
Washington Irving and his Orkney family origins
Washington Irving (1783-1859) was the first American writer to be famous outside America. His two...