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Book Holding: Figure of the earth, determined from observations made by order of the French king at the polar circle ... Translated from the French.

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Record ID 49891

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 4: Professors Receipt Book (1765-1770, Type: Professorial). Page: 32v

Figure of the Earth

Borrowed: 1767/8/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1767/8/19 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Aug 1767. Original Returned Date: 19 Aug 1767.


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George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.


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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.

Record ID 53158

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r

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.


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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.


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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.