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Record ID 294784
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 61
Newtons Opticks 4to
Borrowed: 1775/3/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/4/22 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: ten shillings sterl.
Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765. Life dates: 1743-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light [Newton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cq.3.1.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T82019
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Borrowed: 1775/3/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/4/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Record ID 298078
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 171
Newtons Opticks 4to
Borrowed: 1775/12/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/7 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten shillings Sterl.
Mr William Binning of Walifoord
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1740. Life dates: 1710-1791.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light [Newton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cq.3.1.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T82019
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Borrowed: 1775/12/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Binning of Walifoord
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Record ID 208481
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 285
Newtons Opticks 8vo 4to
Borrowed: 1791/1/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1791/3/1 (Tuesday).
Mr John Macfarlane
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1789. Life dates: d. 1846.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light [Newton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cq.3.1.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T82019
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Borrowed: 1791/1/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1791/3/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Macfarlane
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Record ID 386799
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.23 (1789-1790, Type: Student). Page: 276
Newton's Optics 4:to
Borrowed: 1790/7/8 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight.
John Bower
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90877. Dissertation: De variolis.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1787-1788. Other: MD (Edin) 1792. Origin: Scottish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks, or, A treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light [Newton]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; Dd.5.59.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T82019
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Borrowed: 1790/7/8 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Bower
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light