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Record ID 51795

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 35r

Miscellanea Curiosa, 3 Vol (D. C.)

Borrowed: 1782/9/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1783/4/7 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Sep. Original Returned Date: 7 Apr.


Borrower

Thomas Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Dr Reid. Life dates: 1710-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


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Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellanea Curiosa.
Press: N. Shelf: 1. Number: 19-21. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh2-g.17-19. Original Author: Royal Society (Great Britain)..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellanea curiosa. Containing a collection of some of the principal phænomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1708. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Halley, Edmond.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 2 borrowing records


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Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellanea Curiosa. Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal Phaenomena in Nature

Borrowed: 1782/9/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1783/4/7 (Monday).

Borrower: Thomas Reid

Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Miscellanea Curiosa. Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal Phaenomena in Nature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 51932

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 37v

Miscellanea curiosa 3 Voll. } D.r C

Borrowed: 1784/12/26 (Sunday). Returned: 1785/3/5 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 26 Dec. Original Returned Date: 5 Mar.


Borrowers

Thomas Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Dr Reid. Life dates: 1710-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.

Dr James Carmichael
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: James Carmichael.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellanea Curiosa.
Press: N. Shelf: 1. Number: 19-21. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh2-g.17-19. Original Author: Royal Society (Great Britain)..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellanea curiosa. Containing a collection of some of the principal phænomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1708. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Halley, Edmond.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellanea Curiosa. Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal Phaenomena in Nature

Borrowed: 1784/12/26 (Sunday). Returned: 1785/3/5 (Saturday).

Borrowers: Thomas Reid , Dr James Carmichael

Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Miscellanea Curiosa. Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal Phaenomena in Nature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 104018

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 80-81

Misclania Curiososa 1 .2d 3d Vol

Borrowed: 1775/5/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/5/10 (Wednesday). Classmark: E7. 29. Original Returned Text: Misclania Curiosa 1. 2 . 3dV..


Borrower

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.


Book Holding

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellanea curiosa. Containing a collection of some of the principal phænomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age: ... In three volumes. The third edition. Revised and corrected, by W. Derham, F.R.S.
Classmark: E.7.29, L.6.18.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Borrowed: 1775/5/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/5/10 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Andrew Duncan

Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Miscellanea Curiosa. Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal Phaenomena in Nature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 176736

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 196

Missellani Curiosia Vol 3d

Borrowed: 1772/2/28 (Friday). Returned: 1772/3/9 (Monday). Classmark: E7. 29. Original Returned Text: Miscel. Curi. V 3d.


Borrower

James Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1754-1775. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1405448716.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellanea curiosa. Containing a collection of some of the principal phænomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age: ... In three volumes. The third edition. Revised and corrected, by W. Derham, F.R.S.
Classmark: E.7.29, L.6.18.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Borrowed: 1772/2/28 (Friday). Returned: 1772/3/9 (Monday).

Borrower: James Ramsay

Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Miscellanea Curiosa. Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal Phaenomena in Nature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 151173

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1776-1779. (UYLY207-3) (1776-1779, Type: Student). Page: 203

Miscellanea Curiosa V. 2.

Borrowed: 1779/6/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1779/6/16 (Wednesday). Classmark: L.6 . 18. Original Returned Text: Miscellania Cur V 2d.


Borrower

John West
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1756-1817. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1418216692.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Miscellanea curiosa. Containing a collection of some of the principal phænomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age: ... In three volumes. The third edition. Revised and corrected, by W. Derham, F.R.S.
Classmark: E.7.29, L.6.18.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1779/6/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1779/6/16 (Wednesday).

Borrower: John West

Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Miscellanea Curiosa. Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal Phaenomena in Nature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2