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EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.10, page 271

Record ID 140094

Hampton's Polybius 2 V:s V:s 3 & 4

Borrowed: 1774/12/3 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0. Funds deposited: 1/2 guinea G. 2. 1759.


Borrower

Verney Darby
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
The general history of Polybius : in five books [Hampton]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
The general history of Polybius. In five books.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772-1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Hampton, Mr. (James), 1721-177
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 10 borrowing records


Book Work

Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
Histories [Polybius]

Borrowed: 1774/12/3 (Saturday).

Borrower: Verney Darby

Author: Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118), Genre: History

Histories [Polybius]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 140097

Watts Logic

Borrowed: 1774/12/2 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.


Borrower

Hugh Graham
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Isaac Watts (Male, born 1674, died 1748)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Logick, or, The right use of reason in the enquiry after truth [Watt]

Record ID 140100

Le Dran's Operations

Borrowed: 1774/12/3 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.


Borrower

Archibald Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Henri-Franc̦ois Le Dran (Male, born 1685, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
Operations in surgery of Mons. Le Dran
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *H.22.5 .

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henri-Franc̦ois Le Dran (Male, born 1685, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
The operations in surgery of Mons. Le Dran.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 69


Book Work

Henri-Franc̦ois Le Dran (Male, born 1685, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
Operations in Surgery of Henri-Franc̦ois Le Dran

Record ID 140103

Smellie's Midwifery 3 V:s

Borrowed: 1774/12/3 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/8/0. Funds deposited: Guinea G 2. 1748.


Borrower

William Long
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/77922. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1773-1779. Other: British Navy, 1778.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery [Smellie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766-1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 208 times in 86 borrowing records


Book Work

William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery

Borrowed: 1774/12/3 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Long

Author: William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Medicine

Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 140106

& Lind on the Scurvy

Borrowed: 1774/12/3 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.


Borrower

William Long
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/77922. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1773-1779. Other: British Navy, 1778.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise of the scurvy [Lind]

Book Edition

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


Book Work

James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Scurvy

Borrowed: 1774/12/3 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Long

Author: James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794), Genre: Medicine

Treatise on the Scurvy

Record ID 140109

Guthrie's Grammar

Borrowed: 1774/12/3 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.


Borrower

James Sansom
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar ... with a table of the coins of all nations, and their value in English money [Guthrie]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical, Historical, and Commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world. Containing I. The Figures, Motions, and Distances of the Planets, according to the Newtonian System and the latest Observations. II. A general View of the Earth considered as a Planet; with several useful Geographical Definitions and Problems. III. The grand Divisions of the Globe into Land and Water, Continents and Islands. IV. The Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, and Colonies. V. Their Climate, Air, Soil, vegetable Productions, Metals, Minerals, natural Curiosities, Seas, Rivers, Bays, Capes, Promontories, and Lakes. VI. The Birds and Beasts peculiar to each Country. Vii. Observations on the Changes that have been any where observed upon the Face of Nature since the most early Periods of History. Viii. The History and Origin of Nations: their Forms of Government, Religion, Laws, Revenues, Taxes, naval and military Strength. IX. The Genius, Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. X. Their Language, Learning, Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, and Commerce. XI. The chief Cities, Structures, Ruins, and artificial Curiosities. XII. The Longitude, Latitude, Bearings, and Distances of principal Places from London. With a table of the coins of all nations, and their value in English money. By William Guthrie, Esq. Illustrated with a new and correct set of maps, Engraved by Mr. Kitchin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 57


Book Work

William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar

Record ID 140112

Nesbit's Osteogeny

Borrowed: 1774/12/3 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Dundee Note.


Borrower

Thomas Paytherus
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/87907. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1774-1775. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Robert Nesbitt (Male, born 1697, died 1761)
Genre: Medicine
Human osteogeny explained in two lectures... [Nesbitt]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections H*.23.56.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Nesbitt (Male, born 1697, died 1761)
Genre: Medicine
Human osteogeny explained in two lectures, read in the anatomical theatre of the surgeons of London, July the first and second, anno 1731.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Robert Nesbitt (Male, born 1697, died 1761)
Genre: Medicine
Human Osteogeny Explained in Two Lectures

Record ID 140118

Macquer's chemistry vol. 1:st

Borrowed: 1774/12/3 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.


Borrower

Thomas Paytherus
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/87907. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1774-1775. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Pierre Joseph Macquer (Male, born 1718, died 1784)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dictionnaire de chymie : contenant la theorie & la pratique de cette science [Macquer]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 140121

Macquer's chemstry vol. 1:st

Borrowed: 1774/12/3 (Saturday).