Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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Record ID 102260

Martin's System 3 V:s

Borrowed: 1772/2/28 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.


Borrower

Robert Colvil
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Martin's System (original title)
Philosophia Britannica, or, A new and comprehensive system of the Newtonian philosophy, astronomy and geography [Martin] (standardised title)

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophia Britannica: or, a new and comprehensive system of the Newtonian philosophy, astronomy, and geography, in a course of twelve lectures, with notes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 154 times in 64 borrowing records


Book Work

Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophia Britannica

Borrowed: 1772/2/28 (Friday).

Borrower: Robert Colvil

Author: Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Philosophia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 102263

Smith's Theory

Borrowed: 1772/2/28 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.


Borrower

Robert Dennison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Theory of moral sentiments [Smith]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; Dh.5.149.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of moral sentiments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 107


Book Work

Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Theory of Moral Sentiments

Borrowed: 1772/2/28 (Friday).

Borrower: Robert Dennison

Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Theory of Moral Sentiments

Record ID 102269

Hewson on the Blood.

Borrowed: 1772/2/28 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/2/0.


Borrower

Thomas Melville
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/85750. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1771. Other: Apprentice to Royal College of Surgeons, 1769.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Hewson (Male, born 1739, died 1774)
Genre: Medicine
Experimental inquiry into the properties of the blood, with remarks on some of its morbid appearances : and an appendix, relating to the discovery of the lymphatic system in birds, fish, and the animals called amphibious [Hewson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; JA731/3.

Record ID 102272

Homeri Odyssea Græc. Lat:

Borrowed: 1772/2/28 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: Dumfries Note.


Borrower

John Penney
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Homeri Odyssea Graece et Latine : item Batrachomyomachia, Hymni, et Epigrammata, Homero vulgò ascripta.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Homeri Odyssea Græce et Latine, item Batrachomyomachia, Hymni, et Epigrammata, Homero vulgo ascripta.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 4to.
Editors: Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1683.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 7 borrowing records


Book Work

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Odyssey

Borrowed: 1772/2/28 (Friday).

Borrower: John Penney

Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry

Odyssey

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 102275

Goldsmith's Rom: hist: Vol. 1:st

Borrowed: 1772/2/28 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.


Borrower

Alexender Wonsh?
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Roman history, from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the Western empire [Goldsmith]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western Empire. By Dr. Goldsmith. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 40 borrowing records


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of the City of Rome, to the Destruction of the Western Empire

Record ID 102278

Watts Essays

Borrowed: 1772/3/1 (Sunday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.


Borrower

Andrew Rae
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Isaac Watts (Male, born 1674, died 1748)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical essays on various subjects, viz. Space, substance, body ... with some remarks on Mr. Locke's Essay on the human understanding [Watts].
Historical Shelfmark: Z.h.21..