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Record ID 91835
Art of thinking
Borrowed: 1769/2/18 (Saturday). Loan period: eight days. Deposit: 0/4/0.
Isaac Ketchen
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jean-Pierre de Crousaz (Male, born 1663, died 1750)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A new treatise of the art of thinking : or, a compleat system of reflections, concerning the conduct and improvement of the mind.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Pierre de Crousaz (Male, born 1663, died 1750)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A new treatise of the art of thinking; or, a compleat system of reflections, concerning the conduct and improvement of the mind.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1724. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T141100
Jean-Pierre de Crousaz (Male, born 1663, died 1750)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
New Treatise of the Art of Thinking
Borrowed: 1769/2/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: Isaac Ketchen
Author: Jean-Pierre de Crousaz (Male, born 1663, died 1750), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
New Treatise of the Art of Thinking
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 91838
Sharpes Critical Enquiry into Surgery
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday). Loan period: eight days. Deposit: 0/5/0.
John McDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Critical enquiry to the present state of surgery [Sharp]
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
A critical enquiry into the present state of surgery.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 77
ESTC: N2996
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Critical Enquiry into the Present State of Surgery
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday).
Borrower: John McDonald
Author: Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 91844
Harris Voyages Vol. 1st 2:d
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 2/2/0.
John Lockhart
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/83693. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. Or, A complete collection of voyages and travels.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; *P.15.1-2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. Or, a complete collection of voyages and travels. Consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers, beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, &c. in English; Ramusio, Alamandini, Carreri, &c. in Italian; Thevenot, Renaudot, Labat, &c. in French; De Brye, Grynaeus, Maffeus, &c. in Latin; Herrera, Oviedo, Coreal, &c. in Spanish; and the voyages under the direction of the East-India Company in Holland, in Dutch. Together with such other histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries, as are in general esteem; whether published in English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, High and Low Dutch, or in any other European language. Containing whatever has been observed worthy of notice in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; in respect to the extent and situation of empires, kingdoms, provinces, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, of each country: likewise the religion, manners, and customs of the several inhabitants, their government, arts and sciences, publick buildings, mountains, rivers, harbours, &c. Illustrated by proper charts, maps, and cuts. To which is prefixed a copious introduction, comprehending the rise and progress of the art of navigation, and its successive improvements; together with the invention and use of the loadstone, and its variation. Originally published in two volumes in folio, by John Harris, D.D. and F.R.S. Now carefully revised, with large additions, and continued down to the present time; including particular accounts of the manufactures and commerce of each country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744-1748. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 140 times in 111 borrowing records
ESTC: N10532
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday).
Borrower: John Lockhart
Author: John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719), Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 91853
Cleghorn on Minorca
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
John Stark
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
Cleghorn on Minorca (original title)
Observations on the epidemical diseases in Minorca. From the year 1744 to 1749 (standardised title)
Confidence level: Certain
George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the epidemical diseases in Minorca. From the year 1744 to 1749. To which is prefixed, a short account of the climate, production, inhabitants, and endemial distempers, of that island
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 115
ESTC: T144280
George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the Epidemical Diseases in Minorca
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday).
Borrower: John Stark
Author: George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 91859
Floyer on the Asthma
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
Patrick McMurray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sir John Floyer (Male, born 1649, died 1734)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise of the asthma divided into four parts [Floyer]
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Floyer (Male, born 1649, died 1734)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise of the asthma. Divided into four parts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1698. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: R6812
Sir John Floyer (Male, born 1649, died 1734)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise of the Asthma
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday).
Borrower: Patrick McMurray
Author: Sir John Floyer (Male, born 1649, died 1734), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 91865
Whytt on Motion
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
James Stark
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/80498. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1770. Other: Indian Medical Service, 1772.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essay on the vital and other involuntary motions of animals [Whytt]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; *L.28.15.
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An essay on the vital and other involuntary motions of animals / by Robert Whytt, M.D. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 57
ESTC: T55938
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essay on the Vital and Other Involuntary Motions of Animals
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday).
Borrower: James Stark
Author: Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 91871
Humes Morals
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
Gilbert McConnell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/83806. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1770.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An enquiry concerning the principles of morals [Hume]
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An enquiry concerning the principles of morals. By David Hume, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 38
ESTC: T4010
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Enquiry concerning the principles of morals [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1769/2/20 (Monday).
Borrower: Gilbert McConnell
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 91877
Campbell on Miracles
Borrowed: 1769/2/21 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
Isaac Ketchen
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Dissertation on miracles, containing an examination of the principles advanced by David Hume, Esq., in an Essay on miracles [Campbell]
Confidence level: Certain
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A dissertation on miracles: containing an examination of the principles advanced by David Hume, Esq; in an Essay on miracles.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 33
ESTC: T73220
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Dissertation on Miracles: Containing an Examination of the Principles Advanced by David Hume
Borrowed: 1769/2/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Isaac Ketchen
Author: George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Dissertation on Miracles: Containing an Examination of the Principles Advanced by David Hume
Record ID 91916
Shaw's Boerhaave's Chemistry Vol. 1.st
Borrowed: 1769/2/21 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/1/0. Funds deposited: Linen note.
Robert Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Herman Boerhaave (Male, born 1668, died 1738)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New method of chemistry; including the history, theory, and practice of the art: translated from the original Latin of Dr. Boerhaave's Elementa chemiæ
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Herman Boerhaave (Male, born 1668, died 1738)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new method of chemistry; including the history, theory, and practice of the art.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 4to.
Editors: Shaw, Peter
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 69 times in 45 borrowing records
ESTC: N10267
Herman Boerhaave (Male, born 1668, died 1738)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New Method of Chemistry
Borrowed: 1769/2/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Stewart
Author: Herman Boerhaave (Male, born 1668, died 1738), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 91952
Seneca's Morals by L'Estrange
Borrowed: 1769/2/21 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
James Fortune
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sir Roger L'Estrange (Male, born 1616, died 1704), Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Male, born c.BCE4, died 65)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Seneca's morals by way of abstract.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Roger L'Estrange (Male, born 1616, died 1704), Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Male, born c.BCE4, died 65)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Seneca’s Morals by way of abstract.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1699. Format: 8vo.
Editors: L’Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: R222372
Sir Roger L'Estrange (Male, born 1616, died 1704), Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Male, born c.BCE4, died 65)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Seneca’s Morals Abstracted
Borrowed: 1769/2/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Fortune
Author: Sir Roger L'Estrange (Male, born 1616, died 1704), Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Male, born c.BCE4, died 65), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 91976
Osbourne's Collection of Voyages Vol: 1st
Borrowed: 1769/2/21 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/10/0.
James Edmondstoune
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Travel
Collection of voyages and travels [Churchill]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744-1746. Format: folio.
Editors: Compiled by Awnsham Churchill and John Churchill.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T97845
Borrowed: 1769/2/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Edmondstoune
Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 91982
Annual Register for 1758-9 Vo-1-2-3-4-5-&7
Borrowed: 1769/2/21 (Tuesday). Loan period: Three weeks. Deposit: 2/13/6.
Walter Jones
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90697. Dissertation: De Dysenteria.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1765-1769; MD (Edin), 1769. Origin: Virginia.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1837. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 763 times in 426 borrowing records
ESTC: T213203
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1769/2/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Walter Jones
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 7
Record ID 91988
Simson on Motion
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
John Stark
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellaneous tracts on some curious and very interesting subjects in mechanics, physical-astonomy, and speculative mathematics : wherein, the precession of the equinox, the nutation of the earth's axis and, the motion of the moon in her orbit, are determined [Simpson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections O*..22.57.
Confidence level: Very likely
Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellaneous tracts on some curious, and very interesting subjects in mechanics, physical-astronomy, and speculative mathematics; wherein, the precession of the equinox, the nutation of the earth’s axis, and the motion of the moon in her orbit, are determined.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T77596
Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellaneous Tracts on Some Curious, and Very Interesting Subjects in Mechanics, Physical-Astronomy, and Speculative Mathematics
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday).
Borrower: John Stark
Author: Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761), Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 91991
Fielding's works Vol. 4:th
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 2/0/0. Funds deposited: Aberdeen note.
William Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/82293. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1775. Other: Apprentice to Royal College of Surgeons, 1768.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq : with the life of the author.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *V.20.13-16. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 38 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T89839
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday).
Borrower: William Sinclair
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 91994
Sherlock on Providence
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
Samuel Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Sherlock (Male, born c.1641, died 1707)
Genre: Sermons
A discourse concerning the divine providence.
Confidence level: Certain
William Sherlock (Male, born c.1641, died 1707)
Genre: Sermons
A discourse concerning the divine providence.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1705. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T79297
William Sherlock (Male, born c.1641, died 1707)
Genre: Sermons
Discourse concerning the Divine Providence
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Samuel Thomson
Author: William Sherlock (Male, born c.1641, died 1707), Genre: Sermons
Record ID 91997
Huxham on fevers
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/3/0.
James Hunter
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on fevers: to which is now added, A dissertation on the malignant, ulcerous sore-throat [Huxham]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections (E. B. .6169 Hux.).
Confidence level: Certain
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on fevers. To which is now added, a dissertation on the malignant, ulcerous sore-throat. The third edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 53
ESTC: T53086
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on Fevers to which is now added, A Dissertation on the Malignant, Ulcerous Sore-throat
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday).
Borrower: James Hunter
Author: John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768), Genre: Medicine
Essay on Fevers to which is now added, A Dissertation on the Malignant, Ulcerous Sore-throat
Record ID 92006
Huxham on fevers
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/3/0.
James Hunter
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on fevers: to which is now added, A dissertation on the malignant, ulcerous sore-throat [Huxham]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections (E. B. .6169 Hux.).
Confidence level: Certain
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on fevers. To which is now added, a dissertation on the malignant, ulcerous sore-throat. The third edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 53
ESTC: T53086
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on Fevers to which is now added, A Dissertation on the Malignant, Ulcerous Sore-throat
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday).
Borrower: James Hunter
Author: John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768), Genre: Medicine
Essay on Fevers to which is now added, A Dissertation on the Malignant, Ulcerous Sore-throat
Record ID 92000
Cleghorn on Minorca
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
John Shiel
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
Cleghorn on Minorca (original title)
Observations on the epidemical diseases in Minorca. From the year 1744 to 1749 (standardised title)
Confidence level: Certain
George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the epidemical diseases in Minorca. From the year 1744 to 1749. To which is prefixed, a short account of the climate, production, inhabitants, and endemial distempers, of that island
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 115
ESTC: T144280
George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the Epidemical Diseases in Minorca
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday).
Borrower: John Shiel
Author: George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 92003
Simson's Euclid
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
John Anderson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91843. Dissertation: De Scorbuto.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768; MD (Edin), 1772. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Medicine and Health > Physician.
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of Euclid, viz. the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth [Simson]
Confidence level: Certain
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
The elements of Euclid, viz. the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth. The Errors, by which Theon, or others, have long ago Vitiated these Books, are Corrected, And some of Euclid’s Demonstrations are Restored. Also, to this second edition is added the book of Euclid’s data. In like manner Corrected. By Robert Simson, M. D. Emeritus Professor of Mathematics in the University of Glasgow.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Robert Simson
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T145346
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of Geometry [Euclid]
Record ID 92009
Pott on Ruptures
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
William Acheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Percivall Pott (Male, born 1714, died 1788)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on ruptures
Confidence level: Certain
Percivall Pott (Male, born 1714, died 1788)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on ruptures.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: T68468
Percivall Pott (Male, born 1714, died 1788)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on Ruptures
Borrowed: 1769/2/24 (Friday).
Borrower: William Acheson
Author: Percivall Pott (Male, born 1714, died 1788), Genre: Medicine