An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Record ID 385944
Goldsmith's Nat: History V:s 4-5 7-8
Borrowed: 1790/4/27 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
Thomas Beale Cooper
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/83022. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1791.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the earth, and animated nature [Goldsmith]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .59 Gol..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature: by Oliver Goldsmith. In eight volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 705 times in 454 borrowing records
ESTC: T146096
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Borrowed: 1790/4/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Beale Cooper
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 385947
Alexander's Exp: Essays
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
William Dalzell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/75447. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1787, 1789.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Alexander (Male, died 1783)
Genre: Medicine
Experimental essays on the following subjects: I. On the external application of antiseptics in putrid diseases. II. On the doses and effects of medicines. III. On diuretics and sudorifics [Alexander]
Historical Shelfmark: A.A.A.K.b.7 [or A.A.M.g.7].
Confidence level: Certain
William Alexander (Male, died 1783)
Genre: Medicine
Experimental essays on the following subjects: I. On the external application of antiseptics in putrid diseases. II. On the doses and effects of medicines. III. On diuretics and sudorifics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T87443
William Alexander (Male, died 1783)
Genre: Medicine
Experimental Essays [William Alexander]
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday).
Borrower: William Dalzell
Author: William Alexander (Male, died 1783), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 385950
Buffon vol. 5:th
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
John Gregorson
Gender: Male.
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 5
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: 1790/4/30 (Friday).
Borrower: John Gregorson
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 5
Record ID 385953
Dampier's Voyages Vs 1-2.
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
James Turnbull
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/80624. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1792. Other: Apprentice of Royal College of Surgeons 1789.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Captain William Dampier (Male, born c.1652, died 1715)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to New Holland, &c. in the year 1699 [Dampier]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; P.22.63-64.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Captain William Dampier (Male, born c.1652, died 1715)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to New Holland, &c. in the year, 1699.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1703. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T145976
Captain William Dampier (Male, born c.1652, died 1715)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to New Holland, &c. in the Year 1699
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday).
Borrower: James Turnbull
Author: Captain William Dampier (Male, born c.1652, died 1715), Genre: Travel
Voyage to New Holland, &c. in the Year 1699
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 385956
Coxe's Travels Vol. 1:st 4:to
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight.
Robert Cockburn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland [Coxe]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .91(49404) Cox..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland. In a series of letters to William Melmoth, Esq. from William Coxe, ... In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T134278
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Cockburn
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 385959
Spallanzani's Essays Vol. 2d
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday). 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 2
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: 1790/4/30 (Friday).
Borrower: William Belcher
Author: Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 385962
Gibbon's R. History Vol. 3.d
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
P. Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
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 3
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
ESTC: T78357
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday).
Borrower: P. Young
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3