Scotsman John Logie Baird demonstrated the color television transmission in London for the first time.
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The galaxy Centaurus A was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.
Scottish geologist James Hutton publicly read his theory on uniformitarianism for the first time at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
A patent for his electric lamp invention was given to Thomas Edison.
The Declaration of Arbroath was signed in Scotland to reaffirm the country's independence.
Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
