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Record ID 365771

Hume's Essays vol 1.st

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One pound.


Borrower

Thomas Gibson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90825. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1786-1789. Other: MD (Edin) 1790 ; Royal Medical Society 1788.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Hume's Essays (original title)
Essays and treatises on several subjects (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; N*.27.31..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises on several subjects. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 59 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday).

Borrower: Thomas Gibson

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 365774

Fourcray's Chemistry vol. 1st

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

Walter Harkness
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90824. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1784-1789. Other: Apprentice to Royal College of Surgeons 1790; Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons 1792; MD (Edin) 1790.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Fourcroy's Chemistry (original title)
Elementary lectures on chemistry and natural history (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *I.28.1-2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elementary lectures on chemistry and natural history. Containing a methodical abridgement of all the chemical knowledge acquired to the present time; ... The whole forming a complete course of those two sciences.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 16 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural History and Chemistry

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday).

Borrower: Walter Harkness

Author: Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Elements of Natural History and Chemistry

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 365777

Gillies History Vs 1st & 2d

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One pound.


Borrower

William Murdoch
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/78201. Academic dates: 1789.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, its colonies and conquests, from the earliest accounts, till the division of the Macedonian empire in the East.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; Q*.19.53-54.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, its colonies and conquests; from the earliest accounts, till the division of the Macedonian Empire in the East. ... In three volumes. ... By John Gillies, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record


Book Work

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Murdoch

Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History

History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 365780

Fingal &c.

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday). Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76737. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1790. Other: Royal Medical Society 1790; Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons 1793. Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1765-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Fingal &c. (original title)
Fingal : an ancient epic poem : in six books : together with several other poems Statement of responsibility composed by Ossian, the son of Fingal (standardised title)

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Fingal, an ancient epic poem, in six books: together with several other poems, composed by Ossian the son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic language, by James Macpherson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 190 times in 168 borrowing records


Book Work

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Thomson

Author: James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796), Genre: Poetry

Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem

Record ID 365783

Sully's Memoirs Vs 1-2

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday).


Borrower

James Balfour
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90430. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1790-1792, 1794.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune : duke of Sully, prime minister to Henry the Great.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great

Record ID 365786

Lind on Hot climates

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday). Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

John Abernethie
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/78851. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789. Other: Indian Medical Service 1790.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on diseases incidental to Europeans in hot climates: with the method of preventing their fatal consequences [Lind]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .6169883 Lin..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on diseases incidental to Europeans in hot climates. With the method of preventing their fatal consequences.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 93


Book Work

James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on Diseases Incidental to Europeans in Hot Climates

Record ID 365789

Sketches vol. 2d 8vo

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday). Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

Thomas McCrie
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1772-1835.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of Man, 4 vols [Kames]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .9019 Kam..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of Man. Considerably enlarged by the last additions and corrections of the author.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 153 times in 90 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man

Borrowed: 1790/1/23 (Saturday).

Borrower: Thomas McCrie

Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Sketches of the History of Man

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2