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Scotland's crown jewel rising from an ancient volcanic crag above the Royal Mile

Method of firing the One O'Clock Gun from Edinburgh Castle, actuated by electrical signals from the Calton Hill Observatory
Method of firing the One O'Clock Gun from Edinburgh Castle, actuated by electrical signals from the Calton Hill Observatory © Scanned from Astronomical Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh Vol XII, 1863, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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