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Book Holding: Miscellaneous tracts on some curious and very interesting subjects in mechanics, physical-astonomy, and speculative mathematics : wherein, the precession of the equinox, the nutation of the earth's axis and, the motion of the moon in her orbit, are determined [Simpson]

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Miscellaneous tracts on some curious and very interesting subjects in mechanics, physical-astonomy, and speculative mathematics : wherein, the precession of the equinox, the nutation of the earth's axis and, the motion of the moon in her orbit, are determined [Simpson]

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Record ID 91988

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 12

Record ID 114485

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 59

Simson on Motion

Borrowed: 1770/1/12 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/3/6.


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Robert Forrest
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/89038. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769. Other: British Navy, 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellaneous tracts on some curious and very interesting subjects in mechanics, physical-astonomy, and speculative mathematics : wherein, the precession of the equinox, the nutation of the earth's axis and, the motion of the moon in her orbit, are determined [Simpson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections O*..22.57.

Record ID 124772

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 132

Record ID 107765

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 308

Record ID 129635

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.10 (1773-1775, Type: Student). Page: 70

Record ID 144372

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 24

Record ID 160689

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 304

Record ID 164472

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 379

Simson on Motion

Borrowed: 1777/3/4 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.


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James Cochran
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/82997. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1780. Other: Indian Medical Service, 1783.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellaneous tracts on some curious and very interesting subjects in mechanics, physical-astonomy, and speculative mathematics : wherein, the precession of the equinox, the nutation of the earth's axis and, the motion of the moon in her orbit, are determined [Simpson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections O*..22.57.