An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 152046
Hortus Elthamensis
Borrowed: 1776/2/23 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 5 Guineas.
George Shaw
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/78482. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Johann Jakob Dillenius (Male, born 1684, died 1747)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Hortus Elthamensis, seu, Plantarum rariorum quas in horto suo Elthami in Cantio.
Possible modern shelfmark: JZ 51/1-2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Jakob Dillenius (Male, born 1684, died 1747)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Hortus Elthamensis seu plantarum rariorum quas in horto suo Elthami in Cantio coluit Vir Ornatissimus et Praestantissimus Jacobus Sherard M. D. Soc. Reg. Et Coll. Med. Lond. Soc. Guilielmi P.M. frater, delineationes et descriptiones quarum historia vel plane non, vel imperfecte a rei herbariae scriptoribus tradita fuit.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1732. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T83066
Johann Jakob Dillenius (Male, born 1684, died 1747)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Hortus Elthamensis
Borrowed: 1776/2/23 (Friday).
Borrower: George Shaw
Author: Johann Jakob Dillenius (Male, born 1684, died 1747), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 152049
Macbride's Essays
Borrowed: 1776/2/23 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.
Alexander Johnston
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: 1776/2/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Johnston
Author: David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 152052
Huxham on fevers
Borrowed: 1776/2/23 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
Alexander Anderson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/88470. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775-1776. Other: Indian Medical Service 1777.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on fevers: to which is now added, A dissertation on the malignant, ulcerous sore-throat [Huxham]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections (E. B. .6169 Hux.).
Confidence level: Certain
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on fevers. To which is now added, a dissertation on the malignant, ulcerous sore-throat. The third edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 53
ESTC: T53086
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on Fevers to which is now added, A Dissertation on the Malignant, Ulcerous Sore-throat
Borrowed: 1776/2/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Anderson
Author: John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768), Genre: Medicine
Essay on Fevers to which is now added, A Dissertation on the Malignant, Ulcerous Sore-throat
Record ID 152055
Holwell's Indostan vol. 3:d
Borrowed: 1776/2/23 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6. Funds deposited: G. 2. 1760.
William Campbell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Zephaniah Holwell (Male, born 1711, died 1798)
Genre: History
Interesting historical events, relative to the province of Bengal, and the empire of Indostan [Holwell]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *R.22.59-61.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Zephaniah Holwell (Male, born 1711, died 1798)
Genre: History
Interesting historical events, relative to the provinces of Bengal, and the empire of Indostan. With a seasonable hint and perswasive to the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East India Company. As also the mythology and cosmogony, fasts and festivals of the Gentoo’s, followers of the Shastah. And a dissertation on the Metempsychosis, commonly, though erroneously, called the Pythagorean doctrine.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766-1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T140041
John Zephaniah Holwell (Male, born 1711, died 1798)
Genre: History
Interesting Historical Events, Relative to the Provinces of Bengal, and the Empire of Indostan
Borrowed: 1776/2/23 (Friday).
Borrower: William Campbell
Author: John Zephaniah Holwell (Male, born 1711, died 1798), Genre: History
Interesting Historical Events, Relative to the Provinces of Bengal, and the Empire of Indostan
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 152058
Maclurg on Bile
Borrowed: 1776/2/23 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6. Funds deposited: G. 3. 1773..
John Heugh
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/77700. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1774.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Maclurg (Male, born c.1746, died 1823)
Genre: Medicine
Experiments upon the human bile [Maclurg]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .61235 Macl..
Confidence level: Certain
James Maclurg (Male, born c.1746, died 1823)
Genre: Medicine
Experiments upon the human bile: and reflections on the biliary secretion. With an introductory essay.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 39
ESTC: T97090
James Maclurg (Male, born c.1746, died 1823)
Genre: Medicine
Experiments upon the Human Bile
Borrowed: 1776/2/23 (Friday).
Borrower: John Heugh
Author: James Maclurg (Male, born c.1746, died 1823), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 152061
Simson's Conic Sections
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
John Paton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Simson (Male, born 1687, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of the conic sections, by the late Dr Robert Simson.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .5162 Sim..
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Simson (Male, born 1687, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of the conic sections, by the late Dr Robert Simson, Professor of Mathematics in the University of Glasgow. The first three books, translated from the Latin original. For the use of Students of Mathematics.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T113192
Robert Simson (Male, born 1687, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of the Conic Sections [Robert Simson]
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Paton
Author: Robert Simson (Male, born 1687, died 1768), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 152064
Richardson's Remarks
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
R: Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jonathan Richardson (Male, born 1665, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Explanatory notes and remarks on Milton's Paradise lost [Richardson]
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Richardson (Male, born 1665, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Explanatory notes and remarks on Milton's Paradise lost by J. Richardson, father and son. With the life of the author, and a discourse on the poem by J. R. Sen.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T135898
Jonathan Richardson (Male, born 1665, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Explanatory Notes and Remarks on Milton's Paradise Lost
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: R: Anderson
Author: Jonathan Richardson (Male, born 1665, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres