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Record ID 88076

Library: Craigston Castle Library. Register: Register (1768-1830, Type: Other). Page: 12

Watsons Hisy. of Philip the 2d. two Vols. 8vo

Borrowed: 1785/4/28 (Thursday).


Borrower

Dr Alexander Abernethie
Gender: Male.
Borrower entry: Doctor Abernethie.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.


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Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, by Robert Watson …
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

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Confidence level: Certain

Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 17 borrowing records


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Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain

Borrowed: 1785/4/28 (Thursday).

Borrower: Dr Alexander Abernethie

Author: Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781), Genre: History

History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 54996

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 112r

Ephemeris for 1778

Borrowed: 1785/4/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1785/8/13 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Apr 1785. Original Returned Date: 13 Aug 1785.


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Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.


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[Nautical almanac.]
Press: AQ. Shelf: 1. Number: 1. Original Author: Great Britain. Commissioners of Longitude..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1785/4/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1785/8/13 (Saturday).

Borrower: Alexander Wilson

[Nautical almanac.]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1