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Record ID 164925
Buffon vol. 8th
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
William Hill
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/87282. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1790. Other: British Navy 1793; Royal Army Medical Corps 1797.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon (original title)
Natural history, general and particular, by the Count de Buffon (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .59 Buf..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular, by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with above 260 copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9 vols.
Translators: Smellie, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 372 times in 279 borrowing records
ESTC: T121678
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday).
Borrower: William Hill
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 164928
Hawkesworth's VoyagesVol. 1st
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
Thomas Crichton
Gender: Male.
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 1
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: 1790/1/11 (Monday).
Borrower: Thomas Crichton
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 164931
Home's Law Tracts
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
Joseph Dillon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Home's Law Tracts (original title)
Historical Law Tracts (standardised title)
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Historical law-tracts
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T67128
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Historical Law-Tracts
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday).
Borrower: Joseph Dillon
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Law
Record ID 164934
Smith's Theory
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
Thomas Milne
Gender: Male.
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: 1790/1/11 (Monday).
Borrower: Thomas Milne
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 164937
Cullen's PracticeVol. 2d
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea. Funds deposited: An Ayr Note.
Thomas Hunter
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91109. Dissertation: De flava indiarum febre. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1791, 1797. Other: MD (Edin) 1798. Origin: Scottish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Cullen (Male, born 1710, died 1790)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Cullen's Practice (original title)
First lines of the practice of physic: for the use of students in the University of Edinburgh. (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .616 Cul..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Cullen (Male, born 1710, died 1790)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
First lines of the practice of physic.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 52 borrowing records
ESTC: T84327
William Cullen (Male, born 1710, died 1790)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
First Lines of the Practice of Physic, for the Use of Students in the University of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday).
Borrower: Thomas Hunter
Author: William Cullen (Male, born 1710, died 1790), Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
First Lines of the Practice of Physic, for the Use of Students in the University of Edinburgh
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 164940
Paley's System vol. 2d
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/0.
George Abercromby
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Paley (Male, born 1743, died 1805)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Paley's Morals (original title)
Principles of moral and political philosophy [Paley] (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Paley (Male, born 1743, died 1805)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The principles of moral and political philosophy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T77701
William Paley (Male, born 1743, died 1805)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday).
Borrower: George Abercromby
Author: William Paley (Male, born 1743, died 1805), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 164943
Raynal HistoireTomes 1-2
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
Henry Parkington
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Raynal Histoire (original title)
Histoire philosophique et politique, des établissemens & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections Q*.23.40-45.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 29 borrowing records
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies
Borrowed: 1790/1/11 (Monday).
Borrower: Henry Parkington
Author: Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2