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F.R.262a/15, page 57

Record ID 174291

Philosophical Transactions 1749.50.51.52 for 1755.4.5 & 6

Borrowed: 1788/8/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/9/2 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1749, Volume 1750, Volume 1751, Volume 1752, Volume 1755

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: 1788/8/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/9/2 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr William Charles Little of Liberton

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

Philosophical Transactions

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1749, Volume 1750, Volume 1751, Volume 1752, Volume 1755

Record ID 174294

Record ID 174297

Fergussons Astronomy 4to

Borrowed: 1788/8/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/9/2 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cm.4/29.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. By James Ferguson
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 24


Book Work

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles

Borrowed: 1788/8/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/9/2 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar

Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles

Record ID 174300

Borrowed: 1788/8/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/9/2 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar

Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Easy Introduction to Astronomy, for Young Gentlemen and Ladies