An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 155649
Macbride's Essays
Borrowed: 1776/3/30 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
John Cristall
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/75418. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775-1776.
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: 1776/3/30 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Cristall
Author: David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 155652
Buchanan's Hist: vol. 1.st
Borrowed: 1776/3/30 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0. Funds deposited: 1/2 guinea G.2.1760..
James McLean
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan's History of Scotland in twenty books
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan’s History of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1722. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Bond, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 31 borrowing records
ESTC: T95821
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Borrowed: 1776/3/30 (Saturday).
Borrower: James McLean
Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 155655
Martin's System V:s 2-3
Borrowed: 1776/3/30 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0.
Thomas Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Optical essays, etc. [Martin]
Confidence level: Certain
Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Optical essays, Containing, I. A practical description of the several sorts of single, solar, and compound microscops; with their apparatus, and latest improvments. II. The nature of vision in insects demonstrated by microscopic observations. III. A catalogue of all principal microscopic objects. IV. The use of the reflecting telescope as an universal perspective for viewing every sort of object in the greatest perfection. V. The manner of computing the magnifying power in single and double microscopes. VI. A new method of applying a micrometer to take the dimension: of small objects. VII. An illustration of the whole in a great variety of figures on a large copper-plate.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 20
ESTC: T10172
Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Optical Essays
Borrowed: 1776/3/30 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Robertson
Author: Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 155661
Wallace on Mankind
Borrowed: 1776/3/30 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
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.
Robert Wallace (Male, born 1697, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dissertation on the numbers of mankind, in antient and modern times [Wallace]
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Wallace (Male, born 1697, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
A dissertation on the numbers of mankind in antient and modern times: in which the superior populousness of antiquity is maintained. With an appendix, Containing Additional Observations on the same Subject, and some remarks on Mr. Hume’s Political discourse, Of the Populousness of antient Nations. Terra antiqua, potens armis atque ubere glebae.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T145322
Robert Wallace (Male, born 1697, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dissertation on the Numbers of Mankind in Antient and Modern Times
Borrowed: 1776/3/30 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Patison
Author: Robert Wallace (Male, born 1697, died 1771), Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dissertation on the Numbers of Mankind in Antient and Modern Times
Record ID 155658
Nature Displayed V:s 4-5
Borrowed: 1776/3/30 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: ND.
Matthew Liston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Nature displayed. (original title)
Spectacle de la nature : or, Nature display'd. (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history, as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French by Mr. Humphreys.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Humphreys, Mr
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 153 times in 91 borrowing records
ESTC: N24037
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1776/3/30 (Saturday).
Borrower: Matthew Liston
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 155664
Haller's physiology 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1776/4/1 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guineaf.
George Maule
Gender: Male.
Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775.
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: 1776/4/1 (Monday).
Borrower: George Maule
Author: Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777), Genre: Medicine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 155667
Baretti's Travels 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1776/4/1 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Daniel Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Travel
Journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France [Baretti]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Travel
A journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 41 times in 22 borrowing records
ESTC: T86276
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Travel
Journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France
Borrowed: 1776/4/1 (Monday).
Borrower: Daniel Hamilton
Author: Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789), Genre: Travel
Journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2