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Record ID 92177
Whytt's Works
Borrowed: 1769/2/27 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/6/0.
William Acheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
Works of Robert Whytt, M.D.
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .61 Why..
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
The works of Robert Whytt, M.D. Late Physician to his Majesty; President of the Royal College of Physicians, Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh, and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 51
ESTC: T153076
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
Works of Robert Whytt
Borrowed: 1769/2/27 (Monday).
Borrower: William Acheson
Author: Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 92183
Voyage de Tournefort tome 2:d
Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/1/0.
James Ker
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/77845. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1766-1774. Other: Apprentice to Royal College of Surgeons, 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (Male, born 1656, died 1708)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Relation d'un voyage du Levant [Tournefort].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (Male, born 1656, died 1708)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Relation d'un voyage du Levant, fait par ordre du Roy. Contenant l'histoire ancienne & moderne de plusieurs isles de l'archipel, de Constantinople, des côtes de la Mer noire, de l'Arménie, de la Georgie, des frontieres de Perse & de l'Asie mineure.
Language: French . Published: Lyon. Date of publication: 1727. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 6 borrowing records
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (Male, born 1656, died 1708)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Relation d'un Voyage du Levant fait par Ordre du Roy
Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Ker
Author: Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (Male, born 1656, died 1708), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Relation d'un Voyage du Levant fait par Ordre du Roy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 92195
World Displayed V:s 1st & 2d
Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 2/0/0.
Thomas Turnbull
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/82502. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Travel
World displayed: or, a curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; P*.33.34.53.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Turnbull
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 92204
Boerhaarve's Chemistry Vol. 2. by Shaw 4:to
Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/1/0.
Thomas Williamson
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 2
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: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: Herman Boerhaave (Male, born 1668, died 1738), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 92216
Sharp's Surgery
Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/6.
Robert Dobson
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: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Dobson
Author: Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 92228
Saunders on Mercury
Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/2/6.
William McGie
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/89649. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1767.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Joseph Jacob Ritter von Plenck (Male, born 1738, died 1807), William Saunders (Male, born 1743, died 1817)
Genre: Medicine
A new and easy method of giving mercury, to those affected with the venereal disease.
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Jacob Ritter von Plenck (Male, born 1738, died 1807), William Saunders (Male, born 1743, died 1817)
Genre: Medicine
A new and easy method of giving mercury, to those affected with the venereal disease. To which is annexed a new theory of the action of this metal on the salivary glands. Translated from the Latin of Joseph James Plenck, professor of surgery and midwifery, at Vienna. The second edition. To which is prefixed, A table, exhibiting, at one view, all the preparations of mercury, reduced under proper heads. With an appendix of remarks on Mr. Plenck; together with some experiments and observations which ascertain with more accuracy a steady and uniform method of giving his medicine; and a short and easy method of preparing the mercurius calcinatus. By William Saunders, M.D
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Saunders, William, 1743-1817.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T26907
Joseph Jacob Ritter von Plenck (Male, born 1738, died 1807), William Saunders (Male, born 1743, died 1817)
Genre: Medicine
New and Easy Method of Giving Mercury
Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William McGie
Author: Joseph Jacob Ritter von Plenck (Male, born 1738, died 1807), William Saunders (Male, born 1743, died 1817), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 92231
Harris Hermes
Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
John Baird
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; SC 9217.
Confidence level: Very likely
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25
ESTC: T116396
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar
Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Baird
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar
Record ID 92246
Hogarth's Analysis
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
Charles Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Hogarth (Male, born 1697, died 1764)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Analysis of beauty : Written with a view of fixing the fluctuating ideas of taste
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *.T.25.2 .
Confidence level: Certain
William Hogarth (Male, born 1697, died 1764)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The analysis of beauty. Written with a view of fixing the fluctuating ideas of taste.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: T2690
William Hogarth (Male, born 1697, died 1764)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Analysis of Beauty. Written with a View of Fixing the Fluctuating Ideas of Taste
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Charles Stewart
Author: William Hogarth (Male, born 1697, died 1764), Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Analysis of Beauty. Written with a View of Fixing the Fluctuating Ideas of Taste
Record ID 92255
Monitor 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
John Wallace
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Periodicals
Monitor (original title)
Monitor: or, British freeholder (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; V.21.12-13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Monitor: or, British freeholder. From August 9, 1755, to July 31, 1756, both inclusive.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N35188
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday).
Borrower: John Wallace
Genre: Periodicals
Monitor: or, British Freeholder
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 92276
Reiger Hippocratis Aphorismi Vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0.
William Grieve
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91498. Dissertation: De Febribus Tertianis.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1766-1772; MD, 1770. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1767. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Medicine and Health > Physician.
Hippocrates (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Hippocratis coi aphorismi notationibus variorum illustrati [Rieger]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Hippocrates (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Hippocratis,... Aphorismi, notationibus variorum illustrati.
Language: Latin . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Rieger, Johann Christoph, -1774
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 28 borrowing records
Hippocrates (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Aphorisms of Hippocrates
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday).
Borrower: William Grieve
Author: Hippocrates (Male), Genre: Medicine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 92291
Leusden Clavis Test:
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/3/0.
Jo: Buchan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Jo: Buchan
Record ID 92303
Boerhaave's Method
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
Thomas Duncan
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, Volume 2
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: 1769/3/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Thomas Duncan
Author: Herman Boerhaave (Male, born 1668, died 1738), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 92318
Home's Facts
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/1/0.
Frederick Pillson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/78310. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Francis Home (Male, born 1719, died 1813)
Genre: Medicine
Medical facts and experiments [Home]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .616 Hom..
Confidence level: Certain
Francis Home (Male, born 1719, died 1813)
Genre: Medicine
Medical facts and experiments.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 33
ESTC: T120708
Francis Home (Male, born 1719, died 1813)
Genre: Medicine
Medical Facts and Experiments
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Frederick Pillson
Author: Francis Home (Male, born 1719, died 1813), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 92321
& Edin:r Literary Essays 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Frederick Pillson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/78310. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary : read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary. Read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754-1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 116 borrowing records
ESTC: T136789
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Borrowed: 1769/3/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Frederick Pillson
Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 92324
Mead's Works Vol:s 1:st & 3:d
Borrowed: 1769/3/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/1/0.
Forrest Dewar
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/81212. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1766-1769. Other: Apprentice to the Royal College of Surgeons, 1766; Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, 1772.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Richard Mead (Male, born 1673, died 1754)
Genre: Medicine
Medical works of Richard Mead
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Mead (Male, born 1673, died 1754)
Genre: Medicine
The medical works of Richard Mead, M.D. Physician to his late Majesty King George II. Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians at London and Edinburgh, and of the Royal Society.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763-1765. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 55 borrowing records
ESTC: T98963
Richard Mead (Male, born 1673, died 1754)
Genre: Medicine
Medical Works of Richard Mead
Borrowed: 1769/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Forrest Dewar
Author: Richard Mead (Male, born 1673, died 1754), Genre: Medicine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 92339
& Alexander's Essays
Borrowed: 1769/3/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Forrest Dewar
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/81212. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1766-1769. Other: Apprentice to the Royal College of Surgeons, 1766; Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, 1772.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Alexander (Male, died 1783)
Genre: Medicine
Experimental essays on the following subjects: I. On the external application of antiseptics in putrid diseases. II. On the doses and effects of medicines. III. On diuretics and sudorifics [Alexander]
Historical Shelfmark: A.A.A.K.b.7 [or A.A.M.g.7].
Confidence level: Certain
William Alexander (Male, died 1783)
Genre: Medicine
Experimental essays on the following subjects: I. On the external application of antiseptics in putrid diseases. II. On the doses and effects of medicines. III. On diuretics and sudorifics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T87443
William Alexander (Male, died 1783)
Genre: Medicine
Experimental Essays [William Alexander]
Borrowed: 1769/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Forrest Dewar
Author: William Alexander (Male, died 1783), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 92351
Sherlock's Sermons Vol. 2.d
Borrowed: 1769/3/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/1/0.
James Buchan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sherlock's Sermons.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 92357
Ferguson's Lectures
Borrowed: 1769/3/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/16/0.
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.
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .5304 Fer..
Confidence level: Certain
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 51
ESTC: T53437
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, and Optics
Borrowed: 1769/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Anderson
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, and Optics
Record ID 92372
Opuscules de Margraff 2 tomes
Borrowed: 1769/3/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0.
William Logan Junior
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91528. Dissertation: De regimine Phthisicorum.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1769; MD (Edin), 1770. Origin: Philadelphia.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (Male, born 1709, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscules chymiques [Margraf].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (Male, born 1709, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscules chymiques.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 10 borrowing records
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (Male, born 1709, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscules Chymiques
Borrowed: 1769/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Logan Junior
Author: Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (Male, born 1709, died 1782), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 92378
& Reid's Inquiry
Borrowed: 1769/3/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
William Logan Junior
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91528. Dissertation: De regimine Phthisicorum.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1769; MD (Edin), 1770. Origin: Philadelphia.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Inquiry into the human mind: on the principles of common sense [Reid]
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An inquiry into the human mind, on the principles of common sense.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 178
ESTC: T110558
Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense
Borrowed: 1769/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Logan Junior
Author: Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense