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Record ID 157953
The Fable of the Bees 8vo
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
William Kennedy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Bernard Mandeville (Male, born c.1670, died 1733)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The fable of the bees, or, Private vices, publick benefits.
Confidence level: Certain
Bernard Mandeville (Male, born c.1670, died 1733)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The fable of the bees: or, private vices, publick benefits.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1724. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25
ESTC: T77577
Bernard Mandeville (Male, born c.1670, died 1733)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Fable of the Bees
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Kennedy
Author: Bernard Mandeville (Male, born c.1670, died 1733), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 157956
Monro's Anatomy of the Bones &c:
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/6.
James Bennett
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90750. Dissertation: De Hydrope Anasarca.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1776-1778; MD (Edin), 1779. Origin: Irish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Alexander Monro (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Medicine
Anatomy of the human bones and nerves [Monro]
Confidence level: Very likely
Alexander Monro (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Medicine
The anatomy of the human bones and nerves.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 35
ESTC: T71387
Alexander Monro (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Medicine
Anatomy of the Human Bones and Nerves
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Bennett
Author: Alexander Monro (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 157959
McLaurins Fluxions Vol 1st 4t
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
John Carstairs
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/79124. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775. Other: Royal Army Medical Corps, 1780.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
A treatise of fluxions : in two books [Maclaurin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
A treatise of fluxions: in two books / by Colin MacLaurin, A.M. professor of mathematics in the University of Edinburgh, and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1742. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 44 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T93640
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of Fluxions [Colin Maclaurin]
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Carstairs
Author: Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746), Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of Fluxions [Colin Maclaurin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 157962
and Peregrine Pickle V:s 1-2
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
John Carstairs
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/79124. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775. Other: Royal Army Medical Corps, 1780.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of Peregrine Pickle | Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
The adventures of Peregrine Pickle. In which are included, Memoirs of a lady of quality.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 281 times in 121 borrowing records
ESTC: T55344
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Carstairs
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: Fiction
Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 157965
Macpherson history of Brittain Vol. 2d 4:to
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
Alexander Bruce
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the Restoration, to the accession of the House of Hannover [Macpherson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *R.21.47-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the restoration, to the accession of the House of Hannover.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T96378
James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: History
Secret History of Great Britain, from the Restoration, to the Accession of the House of Hannover
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Bruce
Author: James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796), Genre: History
Secret History of Great Britain, from the Restoration, to the Accession of the House of Hannover
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 157968
Van Swieten's Comment: vol 3:d 4to
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 3 guineas.
Thomas Cupples
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91901. Dissertation: De Hypochondriasis causis.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1774-1776; MD (Edin), 1777. Origin: Irish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten's commentaries [on the Aphorisms of Boerhaave]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten’s Commentaries abridged.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762-1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: abridged by Dr Schomberg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 132 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T135133
John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten’s Commentaries Abridged
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Cupples
Author: John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722), Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten’s Commentaries Abridged
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 157971
Bossu on the Epick Poem 8vo
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Gabriel Wynne
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90746. Dissertation: De Cortice Peruviano.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775-1778; MD (Edin), 1779. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1776. Origin: Wales.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
René Le Bossu (Male, born 1631, died 1680)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Monsieur Bossu's treatise of the epick poem.
Confidence level: Certain
René Le Bossu (Male, born 1631, died 1680)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Monsieur Bossu’s treatise of the epick poem: containing many curious reflexions, very useful and necessary for the right understanding and judging of the excellencies of Homer and Virgil.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1695. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: R10431
René Le Bossu (Male, born 1631, died 1680)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Monsieur Bossu’s Treatise of the Epick Poem
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: Gabriel Wynne
Author: René Le Bossu (Male, born 1631, died 1680), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 157977
and Evelyn's Lucretius
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Gabriel Wynne
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90746. Dissertation: De Cortice Peruviano.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775-1778; MD (Edin), 1779. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1776. Origin: Wales.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706), Titus Lucretius Carus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
An essay on the first book of T. Lucretius Carus De rerum natura [Evelyn]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections W*.32.14.
Confidence level: Certain
John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706), Titus Lucretius Carus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
An essay on the first book of T. Lucretius Carus De rerum natura. Interpreted and made English verse by J. Evelyn Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1656. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Evelyn, John, 1620-1706
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: R202749
John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706), Titus Lucretius Carus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
Essay on the First Book of T. Lucretius Carus De Rerum Natura. Interpreted and Made English Vers
Borrowed: 1776/10/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: Gabriel Wynne
Author: John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706), Titus Lucretius Carus (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
Essay on the First Book of T. Lucretius Carus De Rerum Natura. Interpreted and Made English Vers
Record ID 157980
Lind on the Scurvy 8vo
Borrowed: 1776/10/15 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
Thomas Karr
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/87416. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1773-1782. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774.
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: 1776/10/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Karr
Author: James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794), Genre: Medicine