An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 152511
Haller's physiology 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1775/3/11 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Robert Miller
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Dr. Albert Haller's physiology [Mihles]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .612 Hal..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Dr. Albert Haller’s physiology; being a course of lectures upon the visceral anatomy and vital oeconomy of human bodies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Mihles, Samuel
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 197 times in 106 borrowing records
ESTC: T106476
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Haller’s Physiology
Borrowed: 1775/3/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Miller
Author: Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777), Genre: Medicine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 152523
& Mair's Book-Keeping
Borrowed: 1776/3/11 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Robert Miller
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-keeping moderniz'd [sic]: or, Merchant-accounts by double entry, according to the Italian form [Mair]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *O.27.3.
Confidence level: Certain
John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-Keeping moderniz’d: or, merchant-accounts by double entry, according to the Italian form. Wherein The Theory of the Art is clearly explained, and reduced to Practice, in copious Sets of Books, exhibiting all the varieties that usually occur in Real Business. To which is added, A Large Appendix. Containing, I. Descriptions and specimens of the Subsidiary Books used by merchants. II. Monies and Exchanges, the nature of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Bills of Parcels. III. Precedents of Merchants Writings, peculiar to England, Scotland, and common to both. IV. The Commission, Duty, and Power of Factors. V. A short History of the Trading Companies in Great Britain, with an account of her exports and imports. VI. The produce and commerce of the Sugar Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts kept by the factors or storekeepers; and an explication of wharf and plantation accounts. VII. The produce and commerce of the Tobacco Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts usually kept by the storekeepers. VIII. The method of keeping accounts proper for Shopkeepers or Retailers. IX. The method of keeping the accounts of a Land-Estate. X. A Dictionary; explaining abstruse words and terms that occur in merchandise.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T22994
John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-Keeping Methodiz’d: or, A Methodical Treatise of Merchant-Accompts
Borrowed: 1776/3/11 (Monday).
Borrower: Robert Miller
Author: John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-Keeping Methodiz’d: or, A Methodical Treatise of Merchant-Accompts
Record ID 152535
Sharp's Operations
Borrowed: 1776/3/11 (Monday). 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.
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the operations of surgery, with a description and representation of the instruments used in performing them [Sharp]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .617 Sha..
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the operations of surgery, with a description and representation of the instruments used in performing them: to which is prefixed an introduction on the nature and treatment of wounds, abscesses, and ulcers.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: N14073
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Operations of Surgery
Borrowed: 1776/3/11 (Monday).
Borrower: John Heugh
Author: Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 152541
Lowthorp's Abridgement Vol. 1:st 4:to
Borrowed: 1776/3/11 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: NL.
George Leith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
The philosophical transactions and collections, : to the end of the year MDCC, abridged and disposed under general heads.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
The philosophical transactions and collections, to the end of the year MDCC, abridged and disposed under general heads.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Lowthorp, John.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 31 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T199443
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year MDCC, Abridged and Disposed under General Heads
Borrowed: 1776/3/11 (Monday).
Borrower: George Leith
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 152544
Hawkesworth's Voyages Vol. 3.d
Borrowed: 1776/3/11 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 3 guineas.
Mr Davidson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Skirvin
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/88118. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1763-1765. Other: Indian Medical Service.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth's Voyages (original title)
Account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty, for making discoveries in the southern hemisphere : and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq. / by John Hawkesworth, LL.D. ; in three volumes ; illustrated with cuts, and a great variety of charts and maps relative to countries now first discovered, or hitherto but imperfectly known.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 144 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T74466
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1776/3/11 (Monday).
Borrowers: Mr Davidson , James Skirvin
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 152547
Priestly on Electricity
Borrowed: 1776/3/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Alexander Robb
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of electricity, with original experiments [Priestley]
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The history and present state of electricity, with original experiments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 55
ESTC: T36344
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Borrowed: 1776/3/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Robb
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Record ID 152550
Byrom's Stenography
Borrowed: 1776/3/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Linen Note.
David Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The universal English shorthand [Byrom]
Confidence level: Certain
John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The universal English short-hand; or, the way of writing English, in the most easy, concise, regular, and beautiful manner, applicable to any other language, but particularly adjusted to our own. Invented / By John Byrom...
Language: English . Published: Manchester. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 45
ESTC: T76257
John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Universal English Short-hand
Borrowed: 1776/3/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David Anderson
Author: John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 152553
Boswell's Corsica
Borrowed: 1776/3/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6. Funds deposited: G. 3. 1775..
William Moubray
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/83948. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1776-1778. Other: Apprentice to Royal College of Surgeons, 1775; Indian Medical Service, 1783.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica [Boswell]
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 85 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T26157
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Borrowed: 1776/3/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Moubray
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli