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Record ID 386121

Robertson's Greece

Borrowed: 1790/5/11 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

Alexander MacDougall
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Pons Augustin Alletz (Male, born c.1705, died 1785)
Genre: History
History of ancient Greece: from the earliest times, till it became a Roman province [Alletz; Robertson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .9(38) All..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Pons Augustin Alletz (Male, born c.1705, died 1785)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece; from the earliest times, till it became a Roman province.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Robertson, William, 1740-1803
Number of borrowings: 75


Book Work

Pons Augustin Alletz (Male, born c.1705, died 1785)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece; from the Earliest Times, till it Became a Roman Province [Pons Augustin Alletz]

Record ID 386124

D:r Robertson's R. History Vol. 1:st

Borrowed: 1790/5/11 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

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


Book HoldingLibrary record

Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the progress and termination of the Roman Republic [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; E.B. .9(3702) Fer..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
The history of the progress and termination of the Roman republic.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 201 times in 126 borrowing records


Book Work

Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic

Borrowed: 1790/5/11 (Tuesday).

Borrower: James Paterson

Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History

History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 386127

Simson's Algebra

Borrowed: 1790/5/13 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Six shillings.


Borrower

Andrew Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761)
Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of algebra [Simpson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .512 Sim..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761)
Genre: Mathematics
A treatise of algebra. Wherein the principles are demonstrated, and applied ... To which is added, the geometrical construction of a great number of linear and plane problems.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7


Book Work

Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761)
Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of Algebra [Thomas Simpson]

Record ID 386130

Scopoli Flora Carniolica 8:vo

Borrowed: 1790/5/13 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

Robert Townson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/88276. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (Male, born 1723, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Joannis Antonii Scopoli ... Flora carniolica exhibens plantas Carniolae indigenas
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; *.K.21.37.

Borrowed: 1790/5/13 (Thursday).

Borrower: Robert Townson

Author: Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (Male, born 1723, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Flora Carniolica

Record ID 386133

Plott's Staffordshire [& Oxfordshire] 2 V:s folio

Borrowed: 1790/5/13 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76737. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1790. Other: Royal Medical Society 1790; Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons 1793. Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1765-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Robert Plot (Male, born 1640, died 1696)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history of Stafford-shire [Plot]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; JY 927.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Plot (Male, born 1640, died 1696)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of Stafford-shire.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1686. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 5


Book Work

Robert Plot (Male, born 1640, died 1696)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Stafford-shire

Record ID 386136

Plott's [Staffordshire &] Oxfordshire V:s folio

Borrowed: 1790/5/13 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see previous entry.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76737. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1790. Other: Royal Medical Society 1790; Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons 1793. Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1765-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Robert Plot (Male, born 1640, died 1696)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Plot's Oxfordshire

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Plot (Male, born 1640, died 1696)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of Oxford-shire, being an essay towards the natural history of England.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1705. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Robert Plot (Male, born 1640, died 1696)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Oxford-shire, being an Essay towards the Natural History of England

Record ID 386139

Smith's Wealth & c. Vol. 1:st

Borrowed: 1790/5/13 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

P. Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations [Smith]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 77 borrowing records


Book Work

Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Record ID 386142

Philosoph: Transact: vol. 61st

Borrowed: 1790/5/13 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight.


Borrower

John Lillie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions
Volumes borrowed: Volume 61

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records


Book Work

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions

Borrowed: 1790/5/13 (Thursday).

Borrower: John Lillie

Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals

Philosophical Transactions

Volumes borrowed: Volume 61