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Record ID 279842

Library: Dumfries Presbytery Library. Register: Issue Book (Type: Professorial). Page: 54

Vol: 10 Memoiers of tRoyall Society

Borrowed: 1755/12/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1755/12/10 (Wednesday).


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William Scott
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Memoirs of the Royal Society; being a new abridgment of the Philosophical transactions: Giving an Account of the Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Learned and Ingenious in many considerable Parts of the World; from the first Institution of that Illustrious Society in the Year 1665, to under their Royal Founder King Charles II. to the Year of our Lord 1735 inclusive. Dispos’d under proper General Heads, with a Translation of the Latin Tracts from their Originals; the Whole regularly abridg’d, the Order of Time observ’d, the Theoretical Parts apply’d to Practical Uses, and an Explanation of the Terms of Art as they occur in the Course of the Work; being a Work of general Use to the Publick, and worthy the Perusal of all Mathematicians, Artificers, Tradesmen, &c. for their Improvement, in various Branches of Business. By Mr. Baddam. Illustrated with Copper Plates. Vol. I.
Classmark: 11.8.6-7-8-9-12-13-14-15.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10

Record ID 279839

Library: Dumfries Presbytery Library. Register: Issue Book (Type: Professorial). Page: 54

2 Vols of PhilosoTransactions.  Vol. 1. & 2.

Borrowed: 1755/12/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1755/12/10 (Wednesday).


Borrowers

William Irvine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.

Alexander Race
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Tenant.


Book Holding

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Memoirs of the Royal Society; being a new abridgment of the Philosophical transactions: Giving an Account of the Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Learned and Ingenious in many considerable Parts of the World; from the first Institution of that Illustrious Society in the Year 1665, to under their Royal Founder King Charles II. to the Year of our Lord 1735 inclusive. Dispos’d under proper General Heads, with a Translation of the Latin Tracts from their Originals; the Whole regularly abridg’d, the Order of Time observ’d, the Theoretical Parts apply’d to Practical Uses, and an Explanation of the Terms of Art as they occur in the Course of the Work; being a Work of general Use to the Publick, and worthy the Perusal of all Mathematicians, Artificers, Tradesmen, &c. for their Improvement, in various Branches of Business. By Mr. Baddam. Illustrated with Copper Plates. Vol. I.
Classmark: 11.8.6-7-8-9-12-13-14-15.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 279833

Library: Dumfries Presbytery Library. Register: Issue Book (Type: Professorial). Page: 54

Voltairs Life Age of Lewis14th in 2 vols

Borrowed: 1755/12/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1755/12/10 (Wednesday).


Borrowers

William Irvine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.

Alexander Race
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Tenant.


Book Holding

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The age of Lewis XIV. Translated from the French of M. de Voltaire. ...
Classmark: 11.9.18-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The age of Lewis XIV. Translated from the French of M. de Voltaire. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 22 borrowing records


Book Work

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Age of Louis XIV

Borrowed: 1755/12/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1755/12/10 (Wednesday).

Borrowers: William Irvine , Alexander Race

Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: History

Age of Louis XIV

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2