Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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Record ID 142806

Ferguson's Astronomy

Borrowed: 1775/2/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.


Borrower

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


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]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 26


Book Work

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

Record ID 142809

Gaubij pathologia

Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/3/0.


Borrower

Wyvil Smith
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/88138. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1773-1777. Other: Apprentice of Royal College of Surgeons, 1774; Royal Medical Society, 1775; Royal Army Medical Corps, 1783.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Hieronymus David Gaubius (Male, born 1705, died 1780)
Genre: Medicine
Institutiones pathologiae medicinalis [Gaubius]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; *G.22.60..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hieronymus David Gaubius (Male, born 1705, died 1780)
Genre: Medicine
Institutiones pathologiae medicinalis.
Language: Latin . Published: Leiden. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 48


Book Work

Hieronymus David Gaubius (Male, born 1705, died 1780)
Genre: Medicine
Institutiones Pathologiae Medicinalis [Hieronymus David Gaubius]

Record ID 142812

World Displayed V:s 4-5-6

Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: G. 2. 1752..


Borrower

David Clephane
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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 4, Volume 5, Volume 6

Record ID 142815

Langhorne's Plutarch vol. 2:d

Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.


Borrower

John Cuninghame
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/77329. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1770.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's lives [Langhorne]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s Lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new Life of Plutarch. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records


Book Work

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]

Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday).

Borrower: John Cuninghame

Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives

Lives [Plutarch]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 142818

Simson on Vit: Motion

Borrowed: 1775/2. Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.


Borrower

Richard Cowling
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91747. Dissertation: De Rheumatismo.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1772-1774; MD (Edin), 1775. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1773. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Simson (Male, born 1696, died 1764)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
An inquiry how far the vital and animal actions of the more perfect animals can be accounted for independent of the brain [Simson]

Record ID 142821

Lind on hot climates

Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.


Borrower

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


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on diseases incidental to Europeans in hot climates: with the method of preventing their fatal consequences [Lind]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .6169883 Lin..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on diseases incidental to Europeans in hot climates. With the method of preventing their fatal consequences.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 93


Book Work

James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on Diseases Incidental to Europeans in Hot Climates

Record ID 142827

Monro on the dropsy

Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.


Borrower

John Pyper
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/84098. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1774-1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Monro on Dropsy (original title)
Essay on the dropsy and its different species (standardised title)

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on the dropsy and its different species.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 78


Book Work

Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on the Dropsy and its Different Species

Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday).

Borrower: John Pyper

Author: Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802), Genre: Medicine

Essay on the Dropsy and its Different Species