An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Record ID 155571
Clark on the Attributes
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
William Elder
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17)
Genre: Theology
A discourse concerning the being and attributes of God [Clarke]
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17)
Genre: Theology
A discourse concerning the being and attributes of God, the obligations of natural religion, and the truth and certainty of the Christian revelation.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1719. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 18
ESTC: N55325
Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17)
Genre: Theology
Discourse concerning the Being and Attributes of God
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday).
Borrower: William Elder
Author: Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17), Genre: Theology
Record ID 155574
& Baxter on the Soul
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
William Elder
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Andrew Baxter (Male, born c.1686, died 1750)
Genre: Theology
An enquiry into the nature of the human soul [Baxter]
Confidence level: Certain
Andrew Baxter (Male, born c.1686, died 1750)
Genre: Theology
An enquiry into the nature of the human soul; wherein the immateriality of the soul is evinced from the principles of reason and philosophy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T32759
Andrew Baxter (Male, born c.1686, died 1750)
Genre: Theology
Enquiry into the Nature of the Human Soul
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday).
Borrower: William Elder
Author: Andrew Baxter (Male, born c.1686, died 1750), Genre: Theology
Record ID 155577
Priestly's Electricity
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
John Patison
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/85917. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1776.
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: 1776/3/29 (Friday).
Borrower: John Patison
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Record ID 155580
Newton's Chronology
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Dundee Note.
Hugh Baxter
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: History
Chronology of ancient kingdoms amended [Newton]
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: History
The chronology of ancient kingdoms amended. To which is prefix’d, a short chronicle from the first memory of things in Europe, to the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1728. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T30721
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: History
Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Hugh Baxter
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: History
Record ID 155583
Du Halde's Hist: of China vol. 1:st folio
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Two Guineas.
William Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The general history of China [Du Halde]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The general history of China. Containing a geographical, historical, chronological, political and physical description of the Empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea and Thibet. Including an exact and particular account of their customs, manners, ceremonies, religion, arts, and sciences. The whole adorn'd with curious maps, and variety of copper-plates. Done from the French of P. Du Halde.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 191 times in 88 borrowing records
ESTC: T114211
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
General History of China
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday).
Borrower: William Simson
Author: Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 155586
Cullen's Mat: Med:
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.
Robert Gibb
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/81375. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Cullen (Male, born 1710, died 1790)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Cullen's Materia Medica (original title)
Lectures on the materia medica (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *I.20.11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Cullen (Male, born 1710, died 1790)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Lectures on the Materia Medica, as delivered by William Cullen, M. D. Professor of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Now Published by Permission of the Author, And with many Corrections from the Collatiohn of different Manuscripts by the Editors.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 96 times in 93 borrowing records
ESTC: T134576
William Cullen (Male, born 1710, died 1790)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Lectures on the Materia Medica [William Cullen]
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Gibb
Author: William Cullen (Male, born 1710, died 1790), Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Lectures on the Materia Medica [William Cullen]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 155589
Theory of Moral Sentiments
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Two Guineas. Funds deposited: G.3.1769 & 1775..
Wilbur Charles Wells
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91945. Dissertation: De Frigore.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775-1777; MD (Edin), 1780. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Theory of moral sentiments [Smith]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; Dh.5.149.
Confidence level: Very likely
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of moral sentiments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 106
ESTC: T141578
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Theory of Moral Sentiments
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Wilbur Charles Wells
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 155592
Euclidis Opera Græc: Lat:
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Wilbur Charles Wells
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91945. Dissertation: De Frigore.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775-1777; MD (Edin), 1780. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Eukleidou ta sōzomena. Euclidis quae supersunt omnia. Ex recensione Davidis Gregorii.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *O.16.6 .
Confidence level: Certain
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Eukleidou ta sōzomena. = Euclidis quæ supersunt omnia.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1703. Format: folio.
Editors: Gregory, David, 1661-1708.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T146918
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Works of Euclid
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Wilbur Charles Wells
Author: Euclid (Male), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 155595
Pringle's Observations
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.
John Shand
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90043. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1774-1777.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sir John Pringle (Male, born 1707, died 1782)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the diseases of the army [Pringle]
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Pringle (Male, born 1707, died 1782)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the diseases of the army, by John Pringle, Physician in Ordinary to Her Majesty.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 148
ESTC: T55669
Sir John Pringle (Male, born 1707, died 1782)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the Diseases of the Army
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday).
Borrower: John Shand
Author: Sir John Pringle (Male, born 1707, died 1782), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 155598
& Fordyce's practice
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
John Shand
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90043. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1774-1777.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
George Fordyce (Male, born 1736, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Elements of the practice of physic [Fordyce]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections H.2019.
Confidence level: Certain
George Fordyce (Male, born 1736, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Elements of the practice of physic, in two parts. Part I. Containing, The natural history of the human body. Part II. The history and methods of treating fevers, and Internal Inflammations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 12
ESTC: T127426
George Fordyce (Male, born 1736, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Elements of the Practice of Physic [George Fordyce]
Borrowed: 1776/3/29 (Friday).
Borrower: John Shand
Author: George Fordyce (Male, born 1736, died 1802), Genre: Medicine