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Record ID 101468
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 168
Rowning's System Vol. 2.d
Borrowed: 1772/1/31 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/9/0.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A compendious system of natural philosophy [Rowning].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A compendious system of natural philosophy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 36 borrowing records
ESTC: N51159
John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Compendious System of Natural Philosophy
Borrowed: 1772/1/31 (Friday).
Borrower: Richard Watson
Author: John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Compendious System of Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 102971
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 227
Priestly on Electricity
Borrowed: 1772/4/6 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: ND.
George Dunbar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of electricity, with original experiments [Priestley]
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: 55
ESTC: T36344
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Borrowed: 1772/4/6 (Monday).
Borrowers: George Dunbar , Richard Watson
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Record ID 103313
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 240
Smith's Opticks 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1772/4/24 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: ND.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
A compleat system of opticks in four books [Smith]
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: 1772/4/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Richard Watson
Author: Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768), Genre: Mathematics
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 103982
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 250
Also Ferguson's Lectures
Borrowed: 1772/5/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .5304 Fer..
Confidence level: Certain
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 51
ESTC: T53437
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, and Optics
Borrowed: 1772/5/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Richard Watson
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, and Optics
Record ID 103979
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 250
Priestly on Electricity
Borrowed: 1772/5/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: ND.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of electricity, with original experiments [Priestley]
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: 55
ESTC: T36344
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Borrowed: 1772/5/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Richard Watson
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Record ID 107639
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 303
Reids Inquiry
Borrowed: 1772/11/23 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Inquiry into the human mind: on the principles of common sense [Reid]
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An inquiry into the human mind, on the principles of common sense.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 178
ESTC: T110558
Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense
Borrowed: 1772/11/23 (Monday).
Borrower: Richard Watson
Author: Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense
Record ID 107876
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 312
Ferguson's Essay
Borrowed: 1772/12/6 (Sunday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/15/0. Funds deposited: ND.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the history of civil society [Ferguson]
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An essay on the history of civil society. By Adam Ferguson, LL.D. Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 97
ESTC: T75304
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the History of Civil Society
Borrowed: 1772/12/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: Richard Watson
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 130031
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.10 (1773-1775, Type: Student). Page: 79
Beattie's Essay
Borrowed: 1773/5/4 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0. Funds deposited: NQ.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
M. G. Dunbar
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An essay on the nature and immutability of truth, in opposition to sophistry and scepticism.
Confidence level: Certain
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An essay on the nature and immutability of truth, in opposition to sophistry and scepticism.
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 57
ESTC: T138974
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in Opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism
Borrowed: 1773/5/4 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Richard Watson , M. G. Dunbar
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in Opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism
Record ID 131802
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.10 (1773-1775, Type: Student). Page: 103
Muller's fortification
Borrowed: 1773/8/26 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/7/0. Funds deposited: WD.
Sir James Dunbar
Gender: Male.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Muller (Male, born 1699, died 1784)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise containing the practical part of fortification [Muller]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections O*.27.48.
Confidence level: Certain
John Muller (Male, born 1699, died 1784)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise containing the practical part of fortification. In four parts. I. The theory of walls, arches, and timbers, with several tables of their dimensions. II. The knowledge of the materials, their properties, qualities, and the manner of using them. III. The manner of tracing a fortress on the ground, the making an estimate, and executing the works. IV. The method of building aquatics, as stone-bridges, harbours, quays, wharfs, sluices, andaAqueducts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: N21789
John Muller (Male, born 1699, died 1784)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise containing the Practical Part of Fortification
Borrowed: 1773/8/26 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Sir James Dunbar , Richard Watson
Author: John Muller (Male, born 1699, died 1784), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 144195
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 20
Home's Sketches vol. 1st
Borrowed: 1775/4/4 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of man : in two volumes.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .9019 Kam..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of man.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 108 borrowing records
ESTC: T48434
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man
Borrowed: 1775/4/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Richard Watson
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 144648
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 31
Sheridan's Lectures
Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6. Funds deposited: NS.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
A course of lectures on elocution [Sheridan]
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
A course of lectures on elocution: together with two dissertations on language; and some other tracts relative to those subjects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 12
ESTC: T90536
Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Course of Lectures on Elocution
Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Richard Watson
Author: Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Record ID 147861
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 75
Simson's Fluxions 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761)
Genre: Mathematics
The doctrine and application of fluxions [Simpson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761)
Genre: Mathematics
The doctrine and application of fluxions. Containing (besides what is common on the subject) a number of new improvements in the theory. And the solution of a variety of new, and very interesting, problems in different branches of the mathematicks.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T77586
Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761)
Genre: Mathematics
Doctrine and Application of Fluxions
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Richard Watson
Author: Thomas Simpson (Male, born 1710, died 1761), Genre: Mathematics
Doctrine and Application of Fluxions
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 149418
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 112
Harris's Essays
Borrowed: 1776/1/12 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0. Funds deposited: WS.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three treatises : the first concerning art, the second concerning music, painting, and poetry, the third concerning happiness [Harris]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .82469 Har..
Confidence level: Certain
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three treatises. The first concerning art. The second concerning music, painting, and poetry. The third concerning happiness.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T70375
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three Treatises [James Harris]
Borrowed: 1776/1/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Richard Watson
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 156603
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 218
Hudson's Flora Anglica
Borrowed: 1776/5/11 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/0. Funds deposited: ND.
Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Hudson (Male, born c.1730, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Gulielmi Hudsoni ... Flora anglica.
Confidence level: Certain
William Hudson (Male, born c.1730, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora anglica, exhibens plantas per regnum Angliæ sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis autorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, officinalibus pharmacopaeorum.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T147634
William Hudson (Male, born c.1730, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora Anglica, Exhibens Plantas per Regnum Angliae Sponte Crescentes
Borrowed: 1776/5/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Richard Watson
Author: William Hudson (Male, born c.1730, died 1793), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora Anglica, Exhibens Plantas per Regnum Angliae Sponte Crescentes