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Record ID 138222
Ferguson's Essay
Borrowed: 1774/7/14 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/14/0. Funds deposited: ND.
Robert Cleghorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the history of civil society [Ferguson]
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An essay on the history of civil society. By Adam Ferguson, LL.D. Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 97
ESTC: T75304
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the History of Civil Society
Borrowed: 1774/7/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: Robert Cleghorn
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 138225
Pappus Alexandrius folio
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: ND.
Norman MacLeod
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/83749. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1770.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Pappus of Alexandria (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Pappi Alexandrini mathematicae collectiones a Federico Commandino.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections D.S.d.4.7.
Confidence level: Certain
Pappus of Alexandria (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Pappi Alexandrini Mathematicæ Collectiones a F. Commandino Urbinate in Latinum conversæ, et commentariis illustratæ.
Language: Latin . Published: Bologna. Date of publication: 1660. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 5
Pappus of Alexandria (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Mathematicae Collectiones [Pappus of Alexandria]
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Norman MacLeod
Author: Pappus of Alexandria (Male), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 138228
Macbride's Essays
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 2 Guineas. Funds deposited: ND.
Isaac Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental essays on the following subjects : I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures. II. On the nature and properties of fixed air. III. On the respective powers, and manner of acting, of the different kinds of antiseptics. IV. On the scurvy; with a proposal for trying new methods to prevent or cure the same, at sea. V. On the dissolvent power of quick-lime [Macbride]
Confidence level: Certain
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental essays on the following subjects: I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the Dissolvent Power of Quick-Lime.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 77
ESTC: N8983
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental Essays [David Macbride]
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Isaac Stewart
Author: David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 138231
Literary D:o vol.s 2:d 3:d
Borrowed: 1774/6/19 (Sunday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Isaac Stewart
Gender: Male.
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, Volume 3
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: 1774/6/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Isaac Stewart
Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 138234
Whytt's Works
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Isaac Stewart
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: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Isaac Stewart
Author: Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 138237
Chemical Dictionary 2 V:s 4to
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Isaac Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical Dictionary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Isaac Stewart
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 138240
Voltaire's Works vol. XI:th
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 2/0/0. Funds deposited: Aberdeen Note.
Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/82605. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1771-1773.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres complètes de Voltaire [12mo].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres completes de Voltaire.
Language: French . Published: Kehl. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 125 times in 33 borrowing records
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Voltaire
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Wilson
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Record ID 138243
Rapin's hist: vol. 19:th
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: ND.
Arthur Leith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Paul Rapin de Thoyras (Male, born 1661, died 1725)
Genre: History
History of England, as well ecclesiastical as civil [Rapin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
Paul Rapin de Thoyras (Male, born 1661, died 1725)
Genre: History
The history of England, as well ecclesiastical as civil.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1727-1747. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 22 borrowing records
Paul Rapin de Thoyras (Male, born 1661, died 1725)
Genre: History
History of England [Paul Rapin de Thoyras]
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Arthur Leith
Author: Paul Rapin de Thoyras (Male, born 1661, died 1725), Genre: History
History of England [Paul Rapin de Thoyras]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Record ID 138246
Sully's Memoirs vol. 2:d
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Arthur Leith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune : duke of Sully, prime minister to Henry the Great.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: T119363
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Arthur Leith
Author: Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 138249
Nature Displayed V:s 3 & 4
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Arthur Leith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Nature displayed. (original title)
Spectacle de la nature : or, Nature display'd. (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history, as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French by Mr. Humphreys.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Humphreys, Mr
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 153 times in 91 borrowing records
ESTC: N24037
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Arthur Leith
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 138252
Duncan's Therapeutics
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/4/0. Funds deposited: Linen Note.
James Mcfie
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91586. Dissertation: De Variola.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1771-1773; MD (Edin), 1774. Other: Indian Medical Service, 1777. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Andrew Duncan (Male, born 1744, died 1828)
Genre: Medicine
Elements of therapeutics: or, first principles of the practice of physic [Duncan]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections G*.30.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Andrew Duncan (Male, born 1744, died 1828)
Genre: Medicine
Elements of therapeutics: or, first principles of the practice of physic.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: N1405
Andrew Duncan (Male, born 1744, died 1828)
Genre: Medicine
Elements of Therapeutics: or, First Principles of the Practice of Physic
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Mcfie
Author: Andrew Duncan (Male, born 1744, died 1828), Genre: Medicine
Elements of Therapeutics: or, First Principles of the Practice of Physic
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 138255
& Sauvages Nosologia V:s 1-2
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
James Mcfie
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91586. Dissertation: De Variola.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1771-1773; MD (Edin), 1774. Other: Indian Medical Service, 1777. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
François Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages (Male, born 1706, died 1767)
Genre: Medicine
Nosologia methodica, sistens morborum, classes genera et species : juxta Sydenhami mentem et botanicorum ordinem.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
François Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages (Male, born 1706, died 1767)
Genre: Medicine
Nosologia methodica, sistens morborum classes, juxtà Sydenhami mentem & botanicorum ordinem.
Language: Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 111 times in 43 borrowing records
François Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages (Male, born 1706, died 1767)
Genre: Medicine
Nosologia Methodica [François Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages]
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Mcfie
Author: François Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages (Male, born 1706, died 1767), Genre: Medicine
Nosologia Methodica [François Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 138258
Swan's Sydenham
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
George French
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/83276. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1773.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Sydenham (Male, born 1624, died 1689)
Genre: Medicine
Entire works of Dr. Thomas Sydenham, newly made English from the originals
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Sydenham (Male, born 1624, died 1689)
Genre: Medicine
The entire works of Dr Thomas Sydenham, newly made English from the originals.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Swan, John
Number of borrowings: 72
ESTC: T136717
Thomas Sydenham (Male, born 1624, died 1689)
Genre: Medicine
Works of Thomas Sydenham
Borrowed: 1774/7/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George French
Author: Thomas Sydenham (Male, born 1624, died 1689), Genre: Medicine