An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 142806
Ferguson's Astronomy
Borrowed: 1775/2/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.
Andrew Little
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
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]
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
ESTC: T18585
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles
Borrowed: 1775/2/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Andrew Little
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 142809
Gaubij pathologia
Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/3/0.
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.
Hieronymus David Gaubius (Male, born 1705, died 1780)
Genre: Medicine
Institutiones pathologiae medicinalis [Gaubius]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; *G.22.60..
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
Hieronymus David Gaubius (Male, born 1705, died 1780)
Genre: Medicine
Institutiones Pathologiae Medicinalis [Hieronymus David Gaubius]
Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday).
Borrower: Wyvil Smith
Author: 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..
David Clephane
Gender: Male.
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 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
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: 1775/2/6 (Monday).
Borrower: David Clephane
Genre: Travel
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.
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.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's lives [Langhorne]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
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
ESTC: T107379
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
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 142818
Simson on Vit: Motion
Borrowed: 1775/2. Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
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.
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]
Confidence level: Certain
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.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1752. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T152060
Thomas Simson (Male, born 1696, died 1764)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Inquiry How far the Vital and Animal Actions of the More Perfect Animals can be Accounted for Independent of the Brain
Borrowed: 1775/2.
Borrower: Richard Cowling
Author: Thomas Simson (Male, born 1696, died 1764), Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 142821
Lind on hot climates
Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
John Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
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..
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
ESTC: T18486
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on Diseases Incidental to Europeans in Hot Climates
Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday).
Borrower: John Gordon
Author: James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 142827
Monro on the dropsy
Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
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.
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Monro on Dropsy (original title)
Essay on the dropsy and its different species (standardised title)
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
ESTC: T59007
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