Franz Arthur Friedrich Schuster was a German-born British Physicist known for his work in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, optics, X-radiography and the application of harmonic analysis to physics
Professor William Whitehead Watts was a British geologist
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity that operates on a wholly independent and non-partisan basis and provides public benefit throughout Scotland. It was established in 1783. The Society covers a broader range of fields than the Royal Society of London, including literature and history. The Fellowship includes people from a wide range of disciplines: science and technology, arts, humanities, medicine, social science, business, and public service