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Record ID 123215
Nature Displayed Vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
James Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Nature displayed. (original title)
Spectacle de la nature : or, Nature display'd. (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history, as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French by Mr. Humphreys.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Humphreys, Mr
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 153 times in 91 borrowing records
ESTC: N24037
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Thomson
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 123218
Potter's Antiquities Vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
John Roe?
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologia Græca, or, The antiquities of Greece [Potter]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologia græca, or, the antiquities of Greece.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1715. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 76 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: T22354
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Roe?
Author: John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747), Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 123221
Rollin's Method V:s 1-2-3-4
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0.
George Boyd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or, An introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or an introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c. With Reflections on Taste; and Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar and the Stage. The whole illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and Orators, antient and modern, with Critical Remarks on them. Designed more particularly for Students in the Universities.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 179 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T136375
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Boyd
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 123224
Heinneccij Opera tomus 4:tus
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
Andrew Marshall
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/79914. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1771.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Johann Gottlieb Heineccius (Male, born 1681, died 1741)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Iohann Gottlieb Heineccius ... operum ad universam iuris prudentiam ... pertinentium, tomus primus(-quartus, sextus-octavus).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Gottlieb Heineccius (Male, born 1681, died 1741)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Operum ad Universam Juris prudentiam, philosophiam et litteras humaniores pertinentium tomus primus(-octavus. elementa Juris Civilis secundum ordinem Pandectarum, etc.
Language: Latin . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1744-1749. Format: 4to. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 44 borrowing records
Johann Gottlieb Heineccius (Male, born 1681, died 1741)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Operum ad Universam Juris Prudentiam
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Andrew Marshall
Author: Johann Gottlieb Heineccius (Male, born 1681, died 1741), Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Operum ad Universam Juris Prudentiam
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 123227
Lind on the Scurvy
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/7/0.
Thomas Bradbury
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise of the scurvy [Lind]
Confidence level: Very likely
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the scurvy.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 118
ESTC: T45786
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Scurvy
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Bradbury
Author: James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 123230
Fool of Quality V:s 3 & 4
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
James Innes
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of quality, or, The history of Henry, Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality, or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1770. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 80 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T117246
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Innes
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 123233
Nihell on the pulse A.J.h.11
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
Robert Stephens
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/82361. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1770.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Nihell (Male)
Genre: Medicine
New and extraordinary observations concerning the prediction of various crises by the pulse [Nihell]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections H.18.21/2 .
Confidence level: Certain
James Nihell (Male)
Genre: Medicine
New and extraordinary observations concerning the prediction of various crises by the pulse, independent of the critical signs delivered by the ancients; made by the long experience of several eminent Physicians; and illustrated with many new cases and remarks.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: N4762
James Nihell (Male)
Genre: Medicine
New and Extraordinary Observations Concerning the Prediction of Various Crises by the Pulse
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Robert Stephens
Author: James Nihell (Male), Genre: Medicine
New and Extraordinary Observations Concerning the Prediction of Various Crises by the Pulse
Record ID 123236
Buxtorfij Thesaurus Grammaticus L. S. Hebreæ
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
Richard Hutchinson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/75876. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1770.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Johann Buxtorf (Male, born 1564, died 1629)
Genre: Reference Works
Johannis Buxtorfi Thesaurus grammaticus linguae sanctae Hebraeae.
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Buxtorf (Male, born 1564, died 1629)
Genre: Reference Works
Johannis Buxtorfii Thesaurus grammaticus linguae sanctae Hebrææ.
Language: Latin | Hebrew | Yiddish . Published: Basel. Date of publication: 1629. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
Johann Buxtorf (Male, born 1564, died 1629)
Genre: Reference Works
Thesaurus Grammaticus Linguae Sanctae Hebraeae
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Richard Hutchinson
Author: Johann Buxtorf (Male, born 1564, died 1629), Genre: Reference Works
Record ID 123536
Monro on the Army
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
Thomas Morison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Account of the diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany, from January 1761 to ... March 1763 | Monro
Confidence level: Certain
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
An account of the diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany, from January 1761 to the return of the troops to England in March 1763. To which is added, An essay on the Means of Preserving the Health of Soldiers, and conducting Military Hospitals.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 80
ESTC: T60462
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Account of the Diseases which were Most Frequent in the British Military Hospitals in Germany
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Thomas Morison
Author: Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802), Genre: Medicine
Account of the Diseases which were Most Frequent in the British Military Hospitals in Germany
Record ID 123539
L'Estrange's Seneca
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
John Baird
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sir Roger L'Estrange (Male, born 1616, died 1704), Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Male, born c.BCE4, died 65)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Seneca's morals by way of abstract.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Roger L'Estrange (Male, born 1616, died 1704), Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Male, born c.BCE4, died 65)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Seneca’s Morals by way of abstract.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1699. Format: 8vo.
Editors: L’Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: R222372
Sir Roger L'Estrange (Male, born 1616, died 1704), Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Male, born c.BCE4, died 65)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Seneca’s Morals Abstracted
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday).
Borrower: John Baird
Author: Sir Roger L'Estrange (Male, born 1616, died 1704), Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Male, born c.BCE4, died 65), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 123542
Ball's practice 1st Vol:
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/0.
Charles Laird
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Ball (Male, born c.1704, died 1779)
Genre: Medicine
The modern practice of physic : or, a method of judiciously treating the several disorders incident to the human body [Ball].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Ball (Male, born c.1704, died 1779)
Genre: Medicine
The modern practice of physic: or, a method of judiciously treating the several disorders incident to the human body: Together With a Recital of their Causes, Symptoms, Diagnostics, Prognostics, and the Regimen necessary to be observed in regard of them.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 38 times in 21 borrowing records
ESTC: N5047
John Ball (Male, born c.1704, died 1779)
Genre: Medicine
Modern Practice of Physic [John Ball]
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Charles Laird
Author: John Ball (Male, born c.1704, died 1779), Genre: Medicine
Modern Practice of Physic [John Ball]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 123545
Mihles's Surgery
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
Finlay Fergusson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/87046. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1765-1770.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Mihles (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Elements of surgery [Mihles]
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Mihles (Male)
Genre: Medicine
The elements of surgery.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Reid, Alexander
Number of borrowings: 28
ESTC: N9144
Samuel Mihles (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Elements of Surgery [Samuel Mihles]
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Finlay Fergusson
Author: Samuel Mihles (Male), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 123548
Newton's Chronology
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0.
Isaac Ketchen
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: History
Chronology of ancient kingdoms amended [Newton]
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: History
The chronology of ancient kingdoms amended. To which is prefix’d, a short chronicle from the first memory of things in Europe, to the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1728. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T30721
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: History
Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Isaac Ketchen
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: History
Record ID 123551
Macbride's Experimental Essays
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
Thomas Melville
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/85750. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1771. Other: Apprentice to Royal College of Surgeons, 1769.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental essays on the following subjects : I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures. II. On the nature and properties of fixed air. III. On the respective powers, and manner of acting, of the different kinds of antiseptics. IV. On the scurvy; with a proposal for trying new methods to prevent or cure the same, at sea. V. On the dissolvent power of quick-lime [Macbride]
Confidence level: Certain
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental essays on the following subjects: I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the Dissolvent Power of Quick-Lime.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 77
ESTC: N8983
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental Essays [David Macbride]
Borrowed: 1770/12/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Thomas Melville
Author: David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 123554
Newton's Opticks 4:to
Borrowed: 1770/12/11 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0.
James Glass
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks, or, A treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflections, and colours of light
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflections and colours of light.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1730. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T69138
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Borrowed: 1770/12/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Glass
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Record ID 123557
Huxham on fevers
Borrowed: 1770/12/11 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
John Fergusson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on fevers [Huxham]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections (E. B. .6169 Hux.).
Confidence level: Certain
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on fevers : to which is now added, A dissertation on the malignant, ulcerous sore-throat.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 68
ESTC: N3353
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on Fevers to which is now added, A Dissertation on the Malignant, Ulcerous Sore-throat
Borrowed: 1770/12/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Fergusson
Author: John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768), Genre: Medicine
Essay on Fevers to which is now added, A Dissertation on the Malignant, Ulcerous Sore-throat
Record ID 123560
T. Livij Opera Delphi Vol. 1:mum 4:to
Borrowed: 1770/12/11 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 2 Guineas. Funds deposited: Dumfries Note.
George Haugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Livy...Delphini (original title)
Titi Livii Patavini Historiarum libri qui extant (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Titi Livii Patavini Historiarum libri qui extant : Interpretatione et notis illustravit Joannes Dujatius ... Jussu Christianissimi Regis, in usum serenissimi Delphini.
Language: Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1679-1682. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Editors: Freinsheim, Johann, 1608-1660
Number of borrowings: 5
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
History of Rome [Livy]
Borrowed: 1770/12/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Haugh
Author: Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1