By Sarah Johnson and Nick Enoch PUBLISHED: 15:42 EST, 22 November 2012 | UPDATED: 13:37 EST, 23 November 2012 He was one of Scotland's most famous explorers and a national hero. And to mark the 200th anniversary of Dr Livingstone's birth, an exhibition has opened today to commemorate his life and legacy and will run until April next year. Among the objects going on display at the National Museum of Scotland are the hats reputedly worn by David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley when they met in Africa in 1871, leading to the famous line: 'Dr Livingstone, I presume? '.
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100 artefacts brought together to mark 200th anniversary of his birth
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Objects also include Livingstone's gun and casts of his bones
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The explorer is credited with forging links between Scotland and Malawi
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