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Record ID 358371
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 135
Adams's Description of the Octant Cn.7.34.
Borrowed: 1828/4/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1828/6/18 (Wednesday).
Mr John James Boswell
Gender: Male. Address: 6 Forth St; 13 St Andrews Square, Edinburgh.
Admission date: 1817. Life dates: 1793-1839.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Law > Advocate. Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Description and use of the universal trigonometrical octant, invented and applied to Hadley's quadrant by George Adams.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cn.6.81.
Confidence level: Certain
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The description and use of the universal trigonometrical octant, Invented and applied to Hadley’s quadrant.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T53442
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Description and Use of the Universal Trigonometric Octant
Borrowed: 1828/4/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1828/6/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John James Boswell
Author: George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 97538
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 72-73
Smith'sAdam's on the octant
Borrowed: 1774/3/28 (Monday). Returned: 1774/4/7 (Thursday). Classmark: D4. 4. Original Returned Text: Adam's on the octant.
David Hill
Gender: Male.
Life dates: b. c. 1755. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1386054468.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The description and use of the universal trigonometric octant, invented and applied to Hadley's quadrant / By George Adams.
Classmark: D.4.4.
Confidence level: Certain
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The description and use of the universal trigonometric octant, invented and applied to Hadley's quadrant / By George Adams.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Description and Use of the Universal Trigonometric Octant
Borrowed: 1774/3/28 (Monday). Returned: 1774/4/7 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Hill
Author: George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 179598
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 240
Adam's on octant
Borrowed: 1772/5/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/5/13 (Wednesday). Classmark: D4. 4. Original Returned Text: Adam's on Octant.
Andrew Duncan
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1755-1827. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1377770044.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student.
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The description and use of the universal trigonometric octant, invented and applied to Hadley's quadrant / By George Adams.
Classmark: D.4.4.
Confidence level: Certain
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The description and use of the universal trigonometric octant, invented and applied to Hadley's quadrant / By George Adams.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Description and Use of the Universal Trigonometric Octant
Borrowed: 1772/5/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/5/13 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Andrew Duncan
Author: George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge