Categories: Disambiguation The Scottish Enlightenment was a period of intellectual ferment in Scotland, running from approximately 1740 to 1800. ... James Anderson (August 5, 1662 - April 3, 1728), Scottish genealogist, antiquary and historian, was born at Edinburgh. ... James Anderson (1739 - October 15, 1808), Scottish agriculturist and economist, was born at Hermiston, near Edinburgh. ... Events March 20 - Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne, including the Koh-i-Noor September 9 - Stono Rebellion erupts near Charleston September 18 - Treaty of Belgrade signed October 3 - Treaty of Nissa signed October 23 - Great Britain declares war... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Hermiston is a city located in Umatilla County, Oregon. ... Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... James Thomas Milton Anderson (July 23, 1878-December 29, 1946) was Saskatchewans fifth Premier and the first Conservative to hold the office. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Edward Anderson, CBE (3 April 1871 — 15 January 1945) was a mechanical engineer of the Midland Railway and later the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and had a great influence on the latters adoption of the formers unwise locomotive policies. ... Mechanical engineering is the application of physical principles to the creation of useful devices, objects and machines. ...