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Historical Notes is a resource within the School of Chemistry at The University of Edinburgh, providing insights into the history of the department. The content includes sections on Industrial Munitions, Asbestos and Scones, and a biography of James B. Rae (1926-83, Graduated BSc 1946). The biography mentions his birth in Dunfermline and family relocation to Broxburn, West Lothian, where his father worked as a shale-mine fireman. The resource also explores the Balance of Payments, focusing on how a bankrupt country might pay for losing a war, with archival documents from the School of Chemistry.