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Ea5-b.1/1-5, Sub-items [letters requesting access to Dr R Simsons Collection of books, 1768-1801], page 5

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Record ID 321868

Books --Saunders AstrologyRobin's Math. TractsWhiston's TheorySinclair's Hydros.es...

Borrowed: /5/14.


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Richard Saunders (Male, born 1613, died 1675)
Genre: Medicine
Astrological judgment and practice of physick [Saunders]
Press: BI. Shelf: 7. Number: 11. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea5-e.26.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Richard Saunders (Male, born 1613, died 1675)
Genre: Medicine
The astrological judgment and practice of physick.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1677. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Richard Saunders (Male, born 1613, died 1675)
Genre: Medicine
Astrological Judgment and Practice of Physick

Borrowed: /5/14.

Borrower: Mr James Millar

Author: Richard Saunders (Male, born 1613, died 1675), Genre: Medicine

Astrological Judgment and Practice of Physick

Record ID 321871

Robins Math. Tracts

Borrowed: /5/14.


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Benjamin Robins (Male, born 1707, died 1751)
Genre: Mathematics
Mathematical Tracts of the late Benjamin Robins

Borrowed: /5/14.

Borrower: Mr James Millar

Author: Benjamin Robins (Male, born 1707, died 1751), Genre: Mathematics

Mathematical Tracts [Benjamin Robins]

Record ID 321874

Whiston's Theory

Borrowed: /5/14.


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752)
Genre: Theology
A new theory of the Earth [Whiston]
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea6-e.18.

Record ID 321877

Sinclair's Hydrost.es

Borrowed: /5/14.


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

George Sinclair (Male, died 1696)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Hydrostaticks [Sinclair]
Press: BI. Shelf: 6. Number: 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea6-f.13.

Record ID 321880

" Mathematics

Borrowed: /5/14.


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

George Sinclair (Male, died 1696)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Sinclair's Mathematicks (original title)
Tyrocinia mathematica [Sinclair] (standardised title)

Press: BI. Shelf: 8. Number: 18. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea8-g.31.

Record ID 321883

New ^art of Weighing &c

Borrowed: /5/14.


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Gregory (Male, born 1638, died 1675)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Natural Philosophy
The great and nevv art of weighing vanity [Gregory]
Press: BI. Shelf: 8. Number: 22. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea8-g.24.

Record ID 321886

Geom. Dialling.

Borrowed: /5/14.


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Collins (Male, born 1625, died 1683)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Geometricall dyalling [Collins]
Press: BI. Shelf: 6. Number: 10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea5-e.29.

Record ID 321889

Sir Is. Newton's P. Le Seur & Jacquier

Borrowed: /5/14.


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica [Newton] - Simson copy
Press: BK. Shelf: 4. Number: 9-11. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea6-b.7-9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Auctore Isaaco Newtono, Eq. Aurato. Perpetuis Commentariis illustrata, communi studio PP. Thomae le Seur & Francisci Jacquier Ex Gallicanâ Minimorum Familiâ, Matheseos Professorum.
Language: Latin . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1739-1742. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 16 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Borrowed: /5/14.

Borrower: Mr James Millar

Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 321892

Keils Exam. of Burnets Theory

Borrowed: /5/14.


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Keill (Male, born 1671, died 1721)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Examination of Dr. Burnet's Theory of the earth [Keill]
Press: BL. Shelf: 5. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea7-e.16.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Keill (Male, born 1671, died 1721)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An examination of Dr. Burnet’s Theory of the earth. Together with some remarks on Mr. Whiston’s New theory of the earth.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1698. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

John Keill (Male, born 1671, died 1721)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Examination of Dr Burnet’s Theory of the Earth.

Record ID 321895

Borrowed: /5/14.

Borrower: Mr James Millar

Author: Charles Leadbetter (Male, born 1681, died 1744), Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics

Young Mathematician’s Companion

Record ID 321898

& Astronomy

Borrowed: /5/14.


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Charles Leadbetter (Male, born 1681, died 1744)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Compleat system of astronomy [Leadbetter]
Press: BM. Shelf: 6. Number: 15, 16. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea5-d.14-15.

Borrowed: /5/14.

Borrower: Mr James Millar

Author: Charles Leadbetter (Male, born 1681, died 1744), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy

Compleat System of Astronomy

Record ID 321901

Ozanams math. [?] Recreations

Borrowed: /5/14.


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jacques Ozanam (Male, born 1640, died 1717)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Recreations mathematical and physical [Ozanam]
Press: BM. Shelf: 7. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea6-e.9.

Record ID 321904

Record ID 321865

Glasgow College 14 MayThe Librarian is approved by a minute of Senate of this Date to lend out from Dr. Simsons Collection to Profr. James Mlllar the Books mentioned in the Above List.P WilsonCler: Senplease turn


Borrower

Mr James Millar
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1762-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.