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Ea5-b.1/1-5, Sub-items [letters requesting access to Dr R Simsons Collection of books, 1768-1801], page 3

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Record ID 286984

Glasgow College 2d Decr. 1796By minute of Senate of this Day Professor Jardine obtained Leave to borrow from D.r Simson's Collection of Books, Saunderson's AlgebraPat Wilson Cler SenToMr MuirheadLibrarian

Borrowed: 1796/12/2 (Friday).


Borrower

Professor George Jardine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Greek and assistant professor of logic 1774-1787; Professor of Greek 1787-1824.
Class: Greek, Logic, Divinity. Original Full Name: George Jardine. Life dates: 1742-1827. Academic dates: Glasgow 1760; MA (Glasgow) 1765.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Nicholas Saunderson (Male, born 1682-1-20, died 1739-4-19)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of algebra, in ten books [Saunderson]
Press: BK. Shelf: 3. Number: 3-4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea6-a.7,8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Nicholas Saunderson (Male, born 1682-1-20, died 1739-4-19)
Genre: Mathematics
The elements of algebra, in ten books: by Nicholas Saunderson LL.D. late Lucasian professor of the mathematics in the University of Cambridge, and Fellow of the Royal Society. To which is prefixed, an account of the author’s life and character, collected from his oldest and most intimate acquaintance.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Saunderson, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Nicholas Saunderson (Male, born 1682-1-20, died 1739-4-19)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of Algebra [Nicholas Saunderson]

Borrowed: 1796/12/2 (Friday).

Borrower: Professor George Jardine

Author: Nicholas Saunderson (Male, born 1682-1-20, died 1739-4-19), Genre: Mathematics

Elements of Algebra [Nicholas Saunderson]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2