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Record ID 165015

Hermes

Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.


Borrower

Walter Knox
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; SC 9217.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25


Book Work

James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar

Record ID 165018

Ferguson's Astronomy4to 

Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday). Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.


Borrower

Douglas Whyte
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/88368. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics [Ferguson]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 26


Book Work

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles

Record ID 165021

Bell's Albinus

Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Two Guineas.


Borrower

Samuel Pett
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90938. Dissertation: De colica pictonum.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1791. Other: Royal Medical Society 1791 ; MD (Edin) 1793.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (Male, born 1697, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
Bell's Albinus (original title)
Tables of the skeleton and muscles of the human body (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections H.15.2-3.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (Male, born 1697, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
Tables of the skeleton and muscles of the human body.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1777-1778. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 10


Book Work

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (Male, born 1697, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body

Record ID 165024

Gibbon's HistoryVol. 1st: 8vo

Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

George Goodman
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90875. Dissertation: De scorbuto. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1791. Other: MD (Edin) 1792. Origin: English.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; *Q.25.1-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776-1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 120 times in 95 borrowing records


Book Work

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday).

Borrower: George Goodman

Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 165027

Ferguson's Mechanics4to

Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

John Anderson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/78896. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1791. Other: British Navy 1794.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .5304 Fer..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 51


Book Work

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, and Optics

Record ID 165030

Bell's Surgery vol. 1st:

Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.


Borrower

Robert Stott
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/84347. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1788-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Benjamin Bell (Male, born 1749-9-6, died 1806-4-5)
Genre: Medicine
Bell's Surgery (original title)
System of Surgery (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .617 Bel..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Benjamin Bell (Male, born 1749-9-6, died 1806-4-5)
Genre: Medicine
A system of surgery.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1785-1788. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 89 times in 81 borrowing records


Book Work

Benjamin Bell (Male, born 1749-9-6, died 1806-4-5)
Genre: Medicine
System of Surgery [Benjamin Bell]

Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Robert Stott

Author: Benjamin Bell (Male, born 1749-9-6, died 1806-4-5), Genre: Medicine

System of Surgery [Benjamin Bell]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 165033

Hume's HistoryVol 2d

Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight.


Borrower

George Baillie
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/78924. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1787. Other: Royal Army Medical Corps 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the accession of Henry VII [Hume]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. F .9(42) Hum..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 156 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday).

Borrower: George Baillie

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2