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Record ID 385191
Spallanzani's Essays Vol. 1st
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Eight shillings.
William Belcher
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90921. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1791. Other: Royal Medical Society 1789; MD (Edin) 1793.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spallanzani's Essays (original title)
Essay on Animal Reproductions (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections H.20.34/7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An essay on animal reproductions
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Maty, Matthew
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 28 borrowing records
ESTC: T31466
Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essay on Animal Reproductions
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday).
Borrower: William Belcher
Author: Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 385194
Smollet's Continuation vol. 4:th
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
William Fergusson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Continuation of the complete history of England [Smollett]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections EE.10.12-16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Continuation of the complete history of England.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760-1765. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: 14
ESTC: T55304
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Continuation of the Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday).
Borrower: William Fergusson
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: History
Continuation of the Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 385197
Kempfer's Japan vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One pound.
Thomas Brown
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/77133. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1785-1791.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716)
Genre: History
History of Japan [Kaempfer]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716)
Genre: History
The history of Japan: Giving an Account of The antient and present State and Government of that Empire; of Its Temples, Palaces, Castles, and other Buildings; of Its Metals, Minerals, Trees, Plants, Animals, Birds, and Fishes; of The Chronology and Succession of the Emporers, Ecclesiastical and Secular; of The Original Descent, Religions, Customs, and Manufactures of the Natives, and of their Trade and Commerce with the Dutch and Chinese. Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam. Written in High Dutch By Engelbertus Kaempfer, M. D. Physician to the Dutch Embassy to the Emporer's Court; And translated from his Original Manuscript, never before printed, By J. G. Scheuchzer, F. R. S. And a Member of the College of Physicians, London. With the Life of the author and an Introduction. To which is added, Part of a Journal of a Voyage to Japan, made by the English in the Year 1673. Illustrated with many copper plates.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1728. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T124601
Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716)
Genre: History
History of Japan
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Thomas Brown
Author: Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 385200
Sewel's History of the Quakers
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
Alexander Graham
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Sewel (Male, born 1653, died 1720)
Genre: Theology
History of the rise, increase, and progress of the Christian people called Quakers [Sewel]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections B*..17.32.
Confidence level: Certain
William Sewel (Male, born 1653, died 1720)
Genre: Theology
The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress Of the Christian People called Quakers, Intermixed with several Remarkable Occurrences. Written Originally in Low-Dutch by William Sewel, and by himself Translated into English. Now Revis'd and Publish'd, with some Amendments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1722. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T147738
William Sewel (Male, born 1653, died 1720)
Genre: Theology
History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress Of the Christian People called Quakers
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Graham
Author: William Sewel (Male, born 1653, died 1720), Genre: Theology
History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress Of the Christian People called Quakers
Record ID 385203
Henry's History vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
John Fyffe
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain: from the first invasion of it by the Romans under Julius Caesar [Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 301 times in 203 borrowing records
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday).
Borrower: John Fyffe
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 385206
Burn's Poems
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One pound.
Thomas Lang
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/83645. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1790-1791.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect [Burns]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; Df.7.28.
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect. By Robert Burns.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 21
ESTC: T125274
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect [Robert Burns]
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Thomas Lang
Author: Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 385209
V. Swieten's Commentaries Vs 4-5
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
Joseph Ball
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76997. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1788-1789.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten's commentaries [on the Aphorisms of Boerhaave]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten’s Commentaries abridged.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762-1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: abridged by Dr Schomberg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 132 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T135133
John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten’s Commentaries Abridged
Borrowed: 1790/4/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Joseph Ball
Author: John Toland (Male, born 1670, died 1722), Genre: Medicine
Van Swieten’s Commentaries Abridged
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5