Stirling (disambiguation)
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A number of places are named Stirling:
- Stirling, a city in Scotland (formerly the Royal Burgh of Stirling).
- Stirling (district), a unitary council administered from the city of Stirling.
- Stirlingshire, the traditional county (of which the then Royal Burgh of Stirling was the administrative centre).
- Stirling Castle, a castle in Stirling.
- Stirling, a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Village of Stirling, Alberta, Canada.
- Stirling-Rawdon Township, Ontario, Canada.
- Stirling, a village in Morris County New Jersey, USA.
- Stirling, a suburb and local government area in Perth, Western Australia.
- Stirling, a city and region in South Australia.
Additionally, the surname Stirling is shared by a number of people:
- James Stirling (1692-1770), mathematician.
- Reverend Dr. Robert Stirling (1790-1878), inventor of the Stirling engine.
- Sir James Stirling (1791-1865), governor of Western Australia in the 1830s.
- Colonel Sir David Stirling (1915-1990), founder of the Special Air Service.
- James Stirling (1926-1992), architect.
- S.M. Stirling (1953-), Science Fiction author.
Several things are named Stirling too, either after the city or their inventor:
- Stirling engine, an engine working on temperature difference, invented by Robert Stirling. To produce the heat one can utilize any wasteheat, solar energy or combustibles.
- The Stirling Prize for architecture, named after architect James Stirling.
- Short Stirling, a World War II British bomber aircraft.
- Stirling Castle (liner).
- Stirling Castle (warship).
- Stirling boiler
- Stirling numbers
- Stirling's approximation
Stirling is often confused with Sterling.
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