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Record ID 53147
Angell's Stenography
Borrowed: 1777/1/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/21 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 16 Jan 1777. Original Returned Date: 21 May 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Angell (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Stenography : or shorthand improved...
Press: AU. Shelf: 5. Number: 19. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-k.22 . Original Author: Angell, John, -1764..
Confidence level: Certain
John Angell (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Stenography; or, short-hand improved: being the most compendious, lineal, and easy method hitherto extant. The Persons, Moods, Tenses of Particles which most frequently occur, are adapted to join with Ease & Accuracy at pleasure: The Rules are Laid down with such propriety, Consistence & Prspicuily that the Practitioner will need no other Maistarce. The Whole Illustrated with In a Alphabetical Praxis, adapted to all Purposes in general, but more particularly to the three learned Profisions: namely, Law, Physic & Divinity.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 48
ESTC: T89712
John Angell (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Stenography; or, Short-hand Improved
Borrowed: 1777/1/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Angell (Male, died 1764), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 53148
Potters Greek Antiquities 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1777/1/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/3/26 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Jan 1777. Original Returned Date: 26 Mar 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaeologia Graeca: or, the antiquities of Greece.
Press: CA. Shelf: 6. Number: 6.7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-i.4,5. Original Author: Potter, John, 1674?-1747..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologia græca, or, the antiquities of Greece.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1715. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 76 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: T22354
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Borrowed: 1777/1/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/3/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747), Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53149
Julius Pollux 2 Vol.
Borrowed: 1777/1/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/3/26 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Jan 1777. Original Returned Date: 26 Mar 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Julius Pollux (Male, born 180, died 238)
Genre: Reference Works
Onomasticum Graece et Latine.
Press: U. Shelf: 3. Number: 7, 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi10-d.8-9. Original Author: Pollux, Julius, 180-238..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Julius Pollux (Male, born 180, died 238)
Genre: Reference Works
Ἰουλιου Πολυδευκους Ὀνομαστικον ἐν βιβλιοις δεκα. J. Pollucis onomasticum Græce et Latine.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1706. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Julius Pollux (Male, born 180, died 238)
Genre: Reference Works
Onomasticum Graece et Latine
Borrowed: 1777/1/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/3/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Julius Pollux (Male, born 180, died 238), Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53150
Robertson's History of Scotland. 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1777/2/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 20 Feb 1777. Original Returned Date: 10 May 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scotch history previous to that period; and an appendix containing original papers.
Press: H. Shelf: 7. Number: 1.2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh5-e.3-4. Original Author: Robertson, William, 1721-1793..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scotch history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 407 times in 307 borrowing records
ESTC: T78970
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1777/2/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53151
Stanley's History of Philosophy
Borrowed: 1777/2/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/7/6 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 20 Feb 1777. Original Returned Date: 6 Jul 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Thomas Stanley (Male, born 1625, died 1678)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
History of philosophy: containing the lives, opinions, actions, and discourses of the philosophers of every sect. Illustrated with the effigies of divers of them.
Press: L. Shelf: 6. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-c.9 . Original Author: Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678..
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Stanley (Male, born 1625, died 1678)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The history of philosophy: containing the lives, opinions, actions and discourses of the philosophers of every sect.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1701. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 55
ESTC: T102824
Thomas Stanley (Male, born 1625, died 1678)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
History of Philosophy [Thomas Stanley]
Borrowed: 1777/2/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/7/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Thomas Stanley (Male, born 1625, died 1678), Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 53152
Hawkesworth's Voyages V. 2d
Borrowed: 1777/4/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 10 Apr 1777. Original Returned Date: 10 May 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
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, 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.
Press: T. Shelf: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh2-e.12-14. Original Author: Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
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,
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 119 times in 42 borrowing records
ESTC: T74465
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: 1777/4/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 53153
Memoirs of a Man of Pleasure 2 V.
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Aug 1777. Original Returned Date: 5 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Henri-François de La Solle (Male, died 1761)
Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of a man of pleasure, or the adventures of Versorand. [Translated from the French].
Press: AE. Shelf: 12. Number: 1,2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.28-29. Original Author: La Solle, Henri-François de, -1761..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Henri-François de La Solle (Male, died 1761)
Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of a man of pleasure, or the adventures of Versorand.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T138028
Henri-François de La Solle (Male, died 1761)
Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of a Man of Pleasure, or The Adventures of Versorand
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Henri-François de La Solle (Male, died 1761), Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of a Man of Pleasure, or The Adventures of Versorand
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53154
Life of Hariot Steuart 2 Vo.
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Aug 1777. Original Returned Date: 5 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Charlotte Lennox (Female, born c.1729, died 1804)
Genre: Fiction
Life of Harriot Stuart, written by herself.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk2-k.1-2. Original Author: Lennox, Charlotte.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Charlotte Lennox (Female, born c.1729, died 1804)
Genre: Fiction
The life of Harriot Stuart. Written by herself. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: T71313
Charlotte Lennox (Female, born c.1729, died 1804)
Genre: Fiction
Life of Harriot Stuart
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Charlotte Lennox (Female, born c.1729, died 1804), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53155
Ladys drawring Room
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Aug 1777. Original Returned Date: 5 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: Fiction
Lady's drawing room. Being a
faithful picture of the great world in which the
various humours of both sexes are display'd. Drawn from the life: and
interspers'd with entertaining and affecting novels.
Number: [blank]. Original Author: Lady's Drawing Room.. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk2-k.5 . Press: [blank]. Shelf: [blank].
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
The lady’s drawing room. Being a faithfull picture of the great world. In which the various humours of both sexes are display’d. Drawn from the life: and Interspers’d with entertaining and affecting Novels.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 14
ESTC: T80582
Genre: Fiction
Lady’s Drawing Room. Being a Faithful Picture of the Great World
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Genre: Fiction
Lady’s Drawing Room. Being a Faithful Picture of the Great World
Record ID 53156
Velly Histoire de France Tom: 5 & 6
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Sep 1777. Original Returned Date: 18 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Paul François Velly (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire de France depuis l'établissement de la monarchie jusqu'au regne de Louis XIV.
Press: N. Shelf: 10. Number: 11. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi9-k.1-24. Original Author: Velly, Paul-François..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Paul François Velly (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire de France depuis l'établissement de la monarchie jusqu'au regne de Louis XIV.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1769-1774. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 23 borrowing records
Paul François Velly (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire de France depuis l'établissement de la Monarchie jusqu'au Regne de Louis XIV
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Paul François Velly (Male), Genre: History
Histoire de France depuis l'établissement de la Monarchie jusqu'au Regne de Louis XIV
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 53157
Millers Gardners Dict: 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Sep 1777. Original Returned Date: 18 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gardeners dictionary [Miller]
Press: BU. Shelf: 3. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi4-c.5-6. Original Author: Miller, Philip, 1691-1771..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving The Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden, As Also, The Physick Garden, Wilderness, Conservatory, and Vineyard; According to the Practice of the Most Experienc’d Gardeners of the Present Age. Interspers’d with The History of the Plants, the Characters of each Genus, and the Names of all the particular Species, in Latin and English; and an Explanation of all the Terms used in Botany and Gardening. Together with Accounts of the Nature and Use of Barometers, Thermometers, and Hygrometers, proper for Gardeners; And of the Origin, Causes, and Nature of Meteors, and the particular Influences of Air, Earth, Fire and Water upon Vegetation, according to the best Natural Philosophers. Adorn’d with copper plates. By Philip Miller, Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their Botanick Garden at Chelsea, and F. R. S.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: N18273
Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gardeners Dictionary
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53158
The Figure of the Earth
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Sep 1777. Original Returned Date: 18 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Figure of the earth,
determined from observations made by order of the
French king at the polar circle ... Translated from the French.
Number: 17. Original Author: Maupertuis, 1698-1759.. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh8-f.21 . Press: AF. Shelf: 19.
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The figure of the Earth, Determined from Observations Made by Order of the French King, at the Polar Circle: by Messrs de Maupertuis, Camus, Clairaut, Le Monnier, Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences; The Abbé Outhier, Correspondent of the Academy; and Mr. Celsius, Professor of Astronomy at Upsal. Translated from the French of M. de Maupertuis.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T97821
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Figure of the Earth, Determined from Observations Made by Order of the French King, at the Polar Circle
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 53159
Ancient Univ. History V. 16, 17, 18, 19th 20
Borrowed: 1777/11/7 (Friday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Nov 1777. Original Returned Date: 8 May 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: History
Universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Press: AT. Shelf: 1. Number: 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-f.22-24. Original Author: Campbell, John, 1708-1775..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1777/11/7 (Friday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20
Record ID 53160
Wallis Opera Math: 3 Tom.
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703)
Genre: Mathematics
Opera mathematica ...
Press: O. Shelf: 4. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi9-d.6-8. Original Author: Wallis, John, 1616-1703..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703)
Genre: Mathematics
Opera mathematica ...
Language: Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1695. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: R15595
John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703)
Genre: Mathematics
Opera Mathematica [John Wallis]
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703), Genre: Mathematics
Opera Mathematica [John Wallis]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53161
Newtons Principia wt Jesuits Com. 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica ... perpetuis commentariis illustrata, communi studio PP. Thomae Le Seur et Francisci Jacquier.
Press: AY. Shelf: 1. Number: 11&c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-g.2-4. Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica ... perpetuis commentariis illustrata, communi studio P. P. Thomae Le Seur & Francisci Jacquier ... Editio altera longè accuratior & emendatior.
Language: Latin . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 4to.
Editors: Leseur, Thomas, 1703-1770; Jacquier, François, 1711-1788.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 20 borrowing records
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53162
Spences Polymetis
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists ... In ten books.
Press: K. Shelf: 4. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-a.11 . Original Author: Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768..
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 21
ESTC: T130824
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Record ID 53163
Musschenbrock Philosoph. Nat. 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/3/12 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 12 Mar 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introductio ad philosophiam naturalem.
Press: AB. Shelf: 4. Number: 12 13. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn2-f.14-15. Original Author: Musschenbroek, Pieter Van..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introductio ad philosophiam naturalem.
Language: Latin . Published: Leiden. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 30 borrowing records
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural Philosophy [Pieter Van Musschenbroek]
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/3/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural Philosophy [Pieter Van Musschenbroek]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53164
Kersey's Algebra
Borrowed: 1778/1/18 (Sunday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 18 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Elements of that mathematical art commonly called algebra: expounded in four books.
Press: S. Shelf: 6. Number: 23. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk9-e.9 . Original Author: Kersey, John, 1616-1690?..
Confidence level: Certain
John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Elements of that mathematical art commonly called algebra: expounded in four books.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1673. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: R35421
John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Elements of that Mathematical Art Commonly called Algebra
Borrowed: 1778/1/18 (Sunday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690), Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 53165
Atlas par Robert
Borrowed: 1778/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas universel.
Press: O. Shelf: 4. Number: 14. Original Author: Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766..
Confidence level: Very likely
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas Universel par M. Robert ... et par M. Robert de Vaugondy son fils, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1757. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 19
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas Universel [Gilles Robert De Vaugondy]
Borrowed: 1778/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766), Genre: Travel
Record ID 53166
Robertsons His. Charles 5.th Vol. 1
Borrowed: 1778/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 8 May 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the reign of the Emperor Charles V.
Press: AH. Shelf: 1. Number: 13. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm2-f.7-9. Original Author: Robertson, William, 1721-1793..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 603 times in 452 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1778/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 53167
Blairs Chronology
Borrowed: 1778/2/13 (Friday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 Feb 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
Chronology and history of
the world, from the creation to 1756 the year of
Christ 1753, illustrated in LVI tables ...
Number: 4. Original Author: Blair, John.. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll RX 102 . Press: G. Shelf: 1.
Confidence level: Certain
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
The chronology and history of the world, from the creation to the year of Christ, 1753; Illustrated in LVI tables; of which IV are introductory & include the centurys prior to the Ist. Olympiad; and each of the remaining LII contain in one expanded view. 50 years or half a century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T65176
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
Chronology and History of the World [John Blair]
Borrowed: 1778/2/13 (Friday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Blair (Male, died 1782), Genre: History
Record ID 53168
Andrew Stuarts Letters
Borrowed: 1778/3/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1778/3/11 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Mar 1778. Original Returned Date: 11 Mar 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Andrew Stuart (Male, born 1725, died 1801)
Genre: Law
Letters to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield, from Andrew Stuart, Esq.
Press: A. Shelf: 12. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bf72-c.13 . Original Author: Stuart, Andrew, 1725-1801..
Confidence level: Certain
Andrew Stuart (Male, born 1725, died 1801)
Genre: Law
Letters to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield, from Andrew Stuart, Esqr.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T181577
Andrew Stuart (Male, born 1725, died 1801)
Genre: Law
Letters to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield, from Andrew Stuart, Esq.
Borrowed: 1778/3/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1778/3/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Andrew Stuart (Male, born 1725, died 1801), Genre: Law
Letters to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield, from Andrew Stuart, Esq.
Record ID 53169
Joannis Voet Comm. ad Pandectas 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1778/4/17 (Friday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Apr 1778. Original Returned Date: 8 May 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Johannes Voet (Male, born 1647, died 1713)
Genre: Law
Commentarius ad Pandectas.
Press: V. Shelf: 5. Number: 3.4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh1-c.9-10. Original Author: Voet, Johannes, 1647-1713..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Voet (Male, born 1647, died 1713)
Genre: Law
Johannis Voet ... Commentarius ad Pandectas. In quo præter Romani juris principia ac controversias illustriores jus etiam hodiernum, et præcipuæ fori quæstiones excutiuntur.
Language: Latin . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1734. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 10 borrowing records
Johannes Voet (Male, born 1647, died 1713)
Genre: Law
Commentarius ad Pandectas
Borrowed: 1778/4/17 (Friday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Johannes Voet (Male, born 1647, died 1713), Genre: Law
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53170
Smith's Opticks 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1778/4/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Apr 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Compleat system of opticks, in four books, viz. a popular, a mathematical, a mechanical, and a philosophical treatise.
Press: BB. Shelf: 6. Number: 7 & 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm6-f.7-8. Original Author: Smith, Robert, 1689-1768..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
A compleat system of opticks in four books, viz. A popular, a mathematical, a mechanical, and a philosophical treatise : To which are added Remarks upon the whole. / By Robert Smith LL.D. Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge, and Master of Mechanicks to his Majesty.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge | London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 67 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T100004
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Compleat System of Opticks
Borrowed: 1778/4/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768), Genre: Mathematics
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53171
Priestly's Electricity 4to
Borrowed: 1778/5/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 May 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of electricity, : with original experiments
Press: D. Shelf: 7. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-e.1 . Original Author: Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804..
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The history and present state of electricity, with original experiments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 20
ESTC: T36344
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Borrowed: 1778/5/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Record ID 53172
Dow's History of Indostan 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1778/5/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1779/3/9 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 19 May 1778. Original Returned Date: 9 Mar 1779.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623)
Genre: History
History of Hindostan.
Press: AH. Shelf: 6. Number: 8 & 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-d.15,16. Original Author: Ferishta, Mohammed Kasim..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623)
Genre: History
The history of Hindostan; from the earliest account of time, to the death of Akbar; translated from the Persian of Mahummud Casim Ferishta of Delhi: Together with A Dissertation Concerning the Religion and Philosophy of the Brahmins; With an appendix, containing the history of the Mogul empire, from its decline in the reign of Mahummud Shaw, to the present times.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768-1772. Format: 4to.
Translators: Dow, Alexander, - 1779.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 57 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T91573
Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623)
Genre: History
History of Hindostan; from the Earliest Account of Time, to the Death of Akbar
Borrowed: 1778/5/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1779/3/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623), Genre: History
History of Hindostan; from the Earliest Account of Time, to the Death of Akbar
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53173
Newtoni Opulcula [sic] 3 Voll.
Borrowed: 1778/12/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/4/29 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Dec 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1779.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscula mathematica, philosophica et philologica.
Press: B. Shelf: 7. Number: 3.4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-f.8-10. Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Isaaci Newtoni ... Opuscula mathematica, philosophica et philologica.
Language: Latin . Published: Lausanne. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 12 borrowing records
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica
Borrowed: 1778/12/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/4/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3