An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1776/2/24
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Record ID 299635
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 216
Tucker on Trade 8.vo
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/24 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five shillings sterl.
Mr Alexander Millar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: 1751-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Josiah Tucker (Male, born 1712, died 1799)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A brief essay on the advantages and disadvantages which respectively attend France and Great Britain, with regard to trade [Tucker]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ab.6.14.
Confidence level: Certain
Josiah Tucker (Male, born 1712, died 1799)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A brief essay on the advantages and disadvantages which respectively attend France and Great Britain, with regard to trade.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T29623
Josiah Tucker (Male, born 1712, died 1799)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Brief Essay on the Advantages and Disadvantages which Respectively Attend France and Great Britain
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/24 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Millar
Author: Josiah Tucker (Male, born 1712, died 1799), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Brief Essay on the Advantages and Disadvantages which Respectively Attend France and Great Britain
Record ID 299632
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 216
Reflections on the Finances & Commerce of France in 8
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/24 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Six Shllings sterl.
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Dutot (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political reflections upon the finances and commerce of France [Dutot[
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Aq].7/1.1.
Confidence level: Certain
Dutot (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political reflections upon the finances and commerce of France; shewing the causes which formerly obstructed the advancement of her trade; on how much better footing it stands now than it did under Lewis XIV. with several Expedients for raising it still to a greater Heighth.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T109812
Dutot (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political Reflections upon the Finances and Commerce of France
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/24 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Dutot (Male), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political Reflections upon the Finances and Commerce of France
Record ID 152061
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 156
Simson's Conic Sections
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
John Paton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Simson (Male, born 1687, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of the conic sections, by the late Dr Robert Simson.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .5162 Sim..
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Simson (Male, born 1687, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of the conic sections, by the late Dr Robert Simson, Professor of Mathematics in the University of Glasgow. The first three books, translated from the Latin original. For the use of Students of Mathematics.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T113192
Robert Simson (Male, born 1687, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of the Conic Sections [Robert Simson]
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Paton
Author: Robert Simson (Male, born 1687, died 1768), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 152064
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 156
Richardson's Remarks
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
R: Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jonathan Richardson (Male, born 1665, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Explanatory notes and remarks on Milton's Paradise lost [Richardson]
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Richardson (Male, born 1665, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Explanatory notes and remarks on Milton's Paradise lost by J. Richardson, father and son. With the life of the author, and a discourse on the poem by J. R. Sen.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T135898
Jonathan Richardson (Male, born 1665, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Explanatory Notes and Remarks on Milton's Paradise Lost
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: R: Anderson
Author: Jonathan Richardson (Male, born 1665, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 152070
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 157
Goldsmith's Rom: Hist: vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Walter Turnbull
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Roman history, from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the Western empire [Goldsmith]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western Empire. By Dr. Goldsmith. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T146144
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of the City of Rome, to the Destruction of the Western Empire
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Walter Turnbull
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of the City of Rome, to the Destruction of the Western Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 152079
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 157
Macquer's chem: 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.
Robert Gibb
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/81375. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Pierre Joseph Macquer (Male, born 1718, died 1784)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dictionnaire de chymie : contenant la theorie & la pratique de cette science [Macquer]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre Joseph Macquer (Male, born 1718, died 1784)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dictionnaire de chymie, contenant la théorie & la pratique de cette science, son application à la physíque, à l'histoire naturelle, à la médecine & à l'économie animale; avec l'explication détaillée de la vertu & de la manière d'agir les médicamens chymiques.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 197 times in 105 borrowing records
Pierre Joseph Macquer (Male, born 1718, died 1784)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dictionnaire de Chymie, Contenant la Théorie & la Pratique de Cette Science
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Gibb
Author: Pierre Joseph Macquer (Male, born 1718, died 1784), Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dictionnaire de Chymie, Contenant la Théorie & la Pratique de Cette Science
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 152076
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 157
Elements of Criticism 3 V:s
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.
John Gillespie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism [Kames]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 364 times in 198 borrowing records
ESTC: T32597
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Gillespie
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 152073
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 157
Smellie's Midwifery 3:d Vol.
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.
Peter Cochrane Cochran
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/84898. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1773-1775. Other: Indian Medical Service, 1780.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery [Smellie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766-1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 208 times in 86 borrowing records
ESTC: T152324
William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Peter Cochrane Cochran
Author: William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 152082
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 157
Ranby on Gun-shot wounds
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/2/6.
John Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Ranby (Male, born 1703, died 1773)
Genre: Medicine
The method of treating gun-shot wounds [Ranby]
Confidence level: Certain
John Ranby (Male, born 1703, died 1773)
Genre: Medicine
The method of treating gun-shot wounds.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25
ESTC: T53603
John Ranby (Male, born 1703, died 1773)
Genre: Medicine
Method of Treating Gun-shot Wounds
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Stewart
Author: John Ranby (Male, born 1703, died 1773), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 152067
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 157
Cleghorn on Minorca
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
Rowland Nicholson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/89801. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1774-1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
Cleghorn on Minorca (original title)
Observations on the epidemical diseases in Minorca. From the year 1744 to 1749 (standardised title)
Confidence level: Certain
George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the epidemical diseases in Minorca. From the year 1744 to 1749. To which is prefixed, a short account of the climate, production, inhabitants, and endemial distempers, of that island
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 115
ESTC: T144280
George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the Epidemical Diseases in Minorca
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Rowland Nicholson
Author: George Cleghorn (Male, born 1716, died 1789), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 152085
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 157
Ferguson's Astronomy
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/18/0. Funds deposited: G. 3. 1775..
James Bonar
Gender: Male.
Other: Edinburgh High School. Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1757-1821.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics [Ferguson]
Confidence level: Very likely
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 26
ESTC: T18585
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Bonar
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 152103
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 158
Fielding's Works vol. 3:d
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnightory. Deposit: Guinea & half. Funds deposited: 1/2 G. G. 3 1763.
John Haig
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq : with the life of the author.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *V.20.13-16. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 38 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T89839
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Haig
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 152109
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 158
Priestly on Electricty
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Linen Note.
John Selkirk
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: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Selkirk
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Record ID 152097
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 158
Hewson on Lymphatics
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
Charles Darwin
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/84985. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775-1777. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1776. Life dates: 1758-1778.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Hewson (Male, born 1739, died 1774)
Genre: Medicine
Experimental inquiries : part the first [-third] .. [Hewson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections G.19.73-75.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
William Hewson (Male, born 1739, died 1774)
Genre: Medicine
Experimental inquiries: part the first. Being a second edition of An inquiry into the properties of the blood. With remarks on some of its morbid appearances: and an appendix, relating to The Discovery of the Lymphatic System in Birds, Fish, and the Animals called Amphibious.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T63462
William Hewson (Male, born 1739, died 1774)
Genre: Medicine
Experimental Inquiries: Part the Second
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles Darwin
Author: William Hewson (Male, born 1739, died 1774), Genre: Medicine
Experimental Inquiries: Part the Second
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 152088
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 158
Med: pamph: A.J.j.11
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
William Graham
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91909. Dissertation: De Perspirationis usu.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1772-1777; MD (Edin), 1781. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1779. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Record ID 152106
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 158
Robertson's Hist: vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Robert Moodie
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/82004. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1773-1774.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI [Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scotch history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 412 times in 312 borrowing records
ESTC: T78970
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Moodie
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 152100
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 158
Wright on Trigonometry
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
Charles Darwin
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/84985. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775-1777. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1776. Life dates: 1758-1778.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Wright (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of trigonometry, plane and spherical : with the principles of perspective and projection of the sphere [Wright]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *O.23.86.
Confidence level: Certain
John Wright (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of trigonometry, plane and spherical; With the principle of perspective, and projection of the sphere. By John Wright.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T101234
John Wright (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of Trigonometry, Plane and Spherical
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles Darwin
Author: John Wright (Male), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 152094
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 158
Reid's Inquiry
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
Thomas May
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: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas May
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 152091
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 158
& Whytt on Motion
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
William Graham
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91909. Dissertation: De Perspirationis usu.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1772-1777; MD (Edin), 1781. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1779. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essay on the vital and other involuntary motions of animals [Whytt]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; *L.28.15.
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An essay on the vital and other involuntary motions of animals / by Robert Whytt, M.D. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 57
ESTC: T55938
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essay on the Vital and Other Involuntary Motions of Animals
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Graham
Author: Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 152121
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 159
Armstrong's Miscellanies 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
James Stevenson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Armstrong (Male, born 1709, died 1779)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies [Armstrong]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *V.33.42-43.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Armstrong (Male, born 1709, died 1779)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies.
Language: English . Published: London | | [i.e. Edinburgh?]. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T131114
John Armstrong (Male, born 1709, died 1779)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies; by John Armstrong, M.D.
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Stevenson
Author: John Armstrong (Male, born 1709, died 1779), Genre: Medicine, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies; by John Armstrong, M.D.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 152124
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 159
& Patsul's Quintilian 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
James Stevenson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Quintillian's Institutes of the orator [Patsall]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Quintilian's Institutes of the Orator. In twelve books. Translated from the original Latin, according to the Paris edition of Professor Rollin, and illustrated with critical and explanatory notes, by J. Patsall, A.M. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Rollin, Charles.
Translators: Patsall, J.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T139487
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
De Institutione Oratoria [Marcus Fabius Quintilianus]
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Stevenson
Author: Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
De Institutione Oratoria [Marcus Fabius Quintilianus]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 152115
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 159
Rollin's Rom: Hist: V:s 9th-10th-11th & 12:th
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 4/1/0. Funds deposited: One Perth & 2 Linen Notes.
Richard Buchanan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Foundation of Rome till the Battle of Actium [Rollin]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; *Q.50-51.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Richard Buchanan
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
Record ID 152112
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 159
Macbride's Essays
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6. Funds deposited: G. 2. 1755..
John Lee
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/87495. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775-1777.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental essays on the following subjects : I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures. II. On the nature and properties of fixed air. III. On the respective powers, and manner of acting, of the different kinds of antiseptics. IV. On the scurvy; with a proposal for trying new methods to prevent or cure the same, at sea. V. On the dissolvent power of quick-lime [Macbride]
Confidence level: Certain
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental essays on the following subjects: I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the Dissolvent Power of Quick-Lime.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 77
ESTC: N8983
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental Essays [David Macbride]
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Lee
Author: David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 152118
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 159
Rollin's Method V:s 1-2
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: G. 2. 1740.
James Spottiswood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or, An introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or an introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c. With Reflections on Taste; and Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar and the Stage. The whole illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and Orators, antient and modern, with Critical Remarks on them. Designed more particularly for Students in the Universities.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 181 times in 94 borrowing records
ESTC: T136375
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Spottiswood
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 39171
Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 101v
Mayers Commt
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: Feby 24th. Original Borrower: Alexr Wardrobe.
Alexander Wardrobe
Gender: Male.
Death date: 1784.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
John Mayer (Male, born 1583, died 1664)
Genre: Theology
Commentarie vpon the Nevv Testament [Mayer]
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.584-585.
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
John Mayer (Male, born 1583, died 1664)
Genre: Theology
A commentarie vpon the Nevv Testament.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1631. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: S123213
John Mayer (Male, born 1583, died 1664)
Genre: Theology
Commentary upon the New Testament [John Mayer]
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Wardrobe
Author: John Mayer (Male, born 1583, died 1664), Genre: Theology
Commentary upon the New Testament [John Mayer]
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 110621
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 124-125
Hoole's Tasso 1. 2d Vol
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/2/28 (Wednesday). Classmark: N5 .50. Original Returned Text: Hoole's Tasso 1 . 2d Vol.
Mungo Henry
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1385759476.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem delivered; An heroick poem: Translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso, By John Hoole.
Classmark: N.5.51, N.4.31.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem delivered; An heroick poem: Translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso, By John Hoole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Translators: John Hoole
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 56 times in 30 borrowing records
ESTC: T133777
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem Delivered
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/2/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mungo Henry
Author: Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 110624
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 124-125
Plays 1 . 2d Vol
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/15 (Friday). Classmark: P5 .31. Original Returned Text: Plays 1 . 2d Vol..
Mungo Henry
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1385759476.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Drama
Plays 2 Vol [P.5.31, P.7.31]
Classmark: P.5.31, P.7.31.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/15 (Friday).
Borrower: Mungo Henry
Genre: Drama
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 122642
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 210-211
Muchenbrock's philosophy 1. 2d V
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Classmark: J5. 13. Original Returned Text: Muchenbrocks 1. 2d Vol.
William Fisher
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1380017932.
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
The Elements of Natural Philosophy. Chiefly intended for the Use of students in Universities. By Peter van Musschenbroek, M.D. Professor of Mathematicks and Philosophy in the University of Leyden. Translated from the Latin by John Colson, M.A. and F.R.S. Lucasian Professor of Mathematicks in the University of Cambridge.
Classmark: J.5.13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
The elements of natural philosophy. Chiefly intended for the use of students in universities.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Colson, John, 1680-1760
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T153928
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural Philosophy [Pieter Van Musschenbroek]
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Fisher
Author: Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural Philosophy [Pieter Van Musschenbroek]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 124589
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 234-235
origine of Language 1 . 2d V.
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/2 (Saturday). Classmark: J6. 2. Original Returned Text: origine of Language1 .2dV..
Alexander Macfarlane
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the origin and progress of language.
Classmark: J.6.1, J.6.2, A.7.10, A.7.11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the origin and progress of language.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773-1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 58 borrowing records
ESTC: T42127
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/2 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Macfarlane
Author: James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799), Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 129884
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 272-273
Goldsmith's hist- Eng. 2 . 4 thV.
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/16 (Saturday). Classmark: G4. .. Original Returned Text: Gold- hist. 2- 4th.
Patrick Mathew
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the earliest times to the death of George II. By Dr. Goldsmith. ...
Classmark: G.4.2, R.5.11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the earliest times to the death of George II. By Dr. Goldsmith. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 181 times in 97 borrowing records
ESTC: T146088
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
History of England, from the Earliest Times to the Death of George II
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Mathew
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
History of England, from the Earliest Times to the Death of George II
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Record ID 130409
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 278-279
Shakespear's Works 7 - 8th
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/2 (Saturday). Classmark: Q6. 17. Original Returned Text: Shakespear 7 - 8 Vol.
Robert Henry
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1385762356.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author’s life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. In eight volumes.
Classmark: Q.6.15, S.8.2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author’s life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. In eight volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Hugh Blair
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 320 times in 162 borrowing records
ESTC: T138602
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of William Shakespeare
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/2 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Henry
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 130634
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 284-285
Dod's Mathematical Repositor.
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/8 (Friday). Classmark: P6.55. Original Returned Text: Mathematical Repositor.
George Rollo
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Dodson (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Mathematics
The mathematical repository. Containing Analytical Solutions of five hundred Questions, mostly selected from Scarce and Valuable authors. Designed to conduct Beginners to the more difficult Properties of Numbers. By James Dodson, Accomptant, and Teacher of the Mathematics.
Classmark: K.8.6, P.6.55, O.9.5.
Confidence level: Certain
James Dodson (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Mathematics
The mathematical repository. Containing Analytical Solutions of five hundred Questions, mostly selected from Scarce and Valuable authors. Designed to conduct Beginners to the more difficult Properties of Numbers. By James Dodson, Accomptant, and Teacher of the Mathematics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 44 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: T96494
James Dodson (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Mathematics
Mathematical Repository. Containing Analytical Solutions of Five Hundred Questions
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/8 (Friday).
Borrower: George Rollo
Author: James Dodson (Male, died 1757), Genre: Mathematics
Mathematical Repository. Containing Analytical Solutions of Five Hundred Questions
Record ID 130637
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 284-285
Hurd's Dialogues V. 1st
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/18 (Monday). Classmark: G4. 21. Original Returned Text: Hurd's Dialogues V. 1st.
George Rollo
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Richard Hurd (Male, born 1720, died 1808)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Moral and political dialogues; with letters on chivalry and romance: by the Reverend Mr. Hurd. In three volumes.
Classmark: G.4.21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Richard Hurd (Male, born 1720, died 1808)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Moral and political dialogues; with letters on chivalry and romance: by the Reverend Mr. Hurd. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 28 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T93335
Richard Hurd (Male, born 1720, died 1808)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Moral and Political Dialogues; with Letters on Chivalry and Romance
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/18 (Monday).
Borrower: George Rollo
Author: Richard Hurd (Male, born 1720, died 1808), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Moral and Political Dialogues; with Letters on Chivalry and Romance
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 130628
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 284-285
Fennings Mensuration
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/7 (Thursday). Classmark: G3. 37. Original Returned Text: Fenning's Mensuration.
George Rollo
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Daniel Fenning (Male)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The young measurer’s complete guide; or a new and universal treatise of mensuration, both with regard to theory and practice. Containing: I. A plain and easy Introduction to Decimal and Duodecimal Arithmetic, and the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots. II. A select Number of Geometrical Problems useful in Mensuration. III. The Method of measuring all kinds of Superficies. IV. The whole Art of surveying or measuring Land, explained in the most easy and familiar Manner. V. The Method of measuring the Works of Bricklayers, Joyners, Carpenters, Glaziers, Painters, Plasterers, and Plumbers. VI. The Art of measuring Solids, both regular and irregular. Vii. The Art of Guaging all kinds of Vessels. Viii. The practical and true Methods of Measuring Timber, Stone, &c. IX. The Manner of calculating Tables for measuring Timber, &c. X. The best Methods of taking the Dimensions of Timber, so as to avoid the gross Errors attending the common Practice. XI. The Art of measuring standing Timber. XII. The Manner of finding the Tonnage of Ships very accurately. XIII. The Method of measuring Sawyers Work. XIV. Of measuring Cases, &c. sent by Sea, and which pay Freight by the solid Foot. XV. The Method of measuring Cord-Wood, Marle-Pits, Hayricks, Statues, and other irregular Bodies. XVI. The Construction of the Plain Scale, and its various Uses in the Practical Branches of the Mathematics. The Whole laid down in so easy and familiar a Manner, as to render it not only useful for Youths at School, but also necessary for Artificers of every Kind, and for such Gentlemen as are desirous of Surveying their Lands, Measuring their Buildings, Timber, &c. By D. Fenning. Author of the British Youth’s Instructor, or a New and Easy Guide to Practical Arithmetic, and the Royal English Dictionary, &c.
Classmark: G.3.37.
Confidence level: Certain
Daniel Fenning (Male)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The young measurer’s complete guide; or a new and universal treatise of mensuration, both with regard to theory and practice. Containing: I. A plain and easy Introduction to Decimal and Duodecimal Arithmetic, and the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots. II. A select Number of Geometrical Problems useful in Mensuration. III. The Method of measuring all kinds of Superficies. IV. The whole Art of surveying or measuring Land, explained in the most easy and familiar Manner. V. The Method of measuring the Works of Bricklayers, Joyners, Carpenters, Glaziers, Painters, Plasterers, and Plumbers. VI. The Art of measuring Solids, both regular and irregular. Vii. The Art of Guaging all kinds of Vessels. Viii. The practical and true Methods of Measuring Timber, Stone, &c. IX. The Manner of calculating Tables for measuring Timber, &c. X. The best Methods of taking the Dimensions of Timber, so as to avoid the gross Errors attending the common Practice. XI. The Art of measuring standing Timber. XII. The Manner of finding the Tonnage of Ships very accurately. XIII. The Method of measuring Sawyers Work. XIV. Of measuring Cases, &c. sent by Sea, and which pay Freight by the solid Foot. XV. The Method of measuring Cord-Wood, Marle-Pits, Hayricks, Statues, and other irregular Bodies. XVI. The Construction of the Plain Scale, and its various Uses in the Practical Branches of the Mathematics. The Whole laid down in so easy and familiar a Manner, as to render it not only useful for Youths at School, but also necessary for Artificers of every Kind, and for such Gentlemen as are desirous of Surveying their Lands, Measuring their Buildings, Timber, &c. By D. Fenning. Author of the British Youth’s Instructor, or a New and Easy Guide to Practical Arithmetic, and the Royal English Dictionary, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 15
ESTC: T133074
Daniel Fenning (Male)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Young Measurer’s Complete Guide
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/7 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Rollo
Author: Daniel Fenning (Male), Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 130622
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 284-285
Thucides opera
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Classmark: N3. 27. Original Returned Text: Thucidis opera.
George Rollo
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thucydides (Male, born c.BCE450, died BCE390)
Genre: History
Thoukydidou tou olorou, peri tou peloponnesiakou polemou biblia okto. Thucydidis Olori filij, de bello Peloponnesiaco libri octo. Iidem Latinè, ex interpretatione Laurentij Vallae, ab Henrico Stephano nuper recognita, quam AEmilius Portus, Francisci Porti... paternos commentarios accuratè sequutus, ab... errorum... repurgauit... In hac postrema editione...
Classmark: E.1.15, N.3.27, N.2.20.
Confidence level: Certain
Thucydides (Male, born c.BCE450, died BCE390)
Genre: History
Thoukydidou tou olorou, peri tou peloponnesiakou polemou biblia okto. Thucydidis Olori filij, de bello Peloponnesiaco libri octo. Iidem Latinè, ex interpretatione Laurentij Vallae, ab Henrico Stephano nuper recognita, quam AEmilius Portus, Francisci Porti... paternos commentarios accuratè sequutus, ab... errorum... repurgauit... In hac postrema editione...
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Frankfurt am Main. Date of publication: 1594. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 17
Thucydides (Male, born c.BCE450, died BCE390)
Genre: History
History of the Peloponnesian War
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Rollo
Author: Thucydides (Male, born c.BCE450, died BCE390), Genre: History
Record ID 132135
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 296-297
Junius Letters 1 . 2d V.
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Classmark: G4. 11. Original Returned Text: Junius Letters 1 . 2d Vol.
Andrew Bell (2nd)
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Junius (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Junius. Stat nominis umbra. [Letters of Junius]
Classmark: G.4.11, A.8.34.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Junius (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Junius. Stat nominis umbra.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T1830
Junius (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Letters of Junius
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/2/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Andrew Bell (2nd)
Author: Junius (Male), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 132291
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 300-301
Pope's Iliad 3 . 4th V.
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/11 (Monday). Classmark: L.. Original Returned Text: Pope's Iliad 3. 4th V..
David Brown
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1757-1828. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1369050436.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The Iliad of Homer. Translated by Alexander Pope, Esq.
Classmark: L.7.3, P.8.11?, B.7.6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The Iliad of Homer. Translated by Alexander Pope, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Alexander Pope
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 124 times in 68 borrowing records
ESTC: T114687
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/11 (Monday).
Borrower: David Brown
Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 132294
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 300-301
Bourk on the Sublime
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/21 (Thursday). Classmark: G4. 4. Original Returned Text: Bourk.
David Brown
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1757-1828. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1369050436.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful... With an introductory discourse concerning taste, and several other additions / [by Edmund Burke].
Classmark: G.4.4, R.7.19.
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful... With an introductory discourse concerning taste, and several other additions / [by Edmund Burke].
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T42254
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/21 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Brown
Author: Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Record ID 132297
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 300-301
Kennett's Antiquities
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/27 (Wednesday). Classmark: J4. 12. Original Returned Text: Kennett's Antiquities.
David Brown
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1757-1828. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1369050436.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Romæ antiquæ notitia: or, the antiquities of Rome. In two parts. ... By Basil Kennett, ...
Classmark: J.4.11, J.4.12, P.6.52.
Confidence level: Certain
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Romæ antiquæ notitia: or, the antiquities of Rome. In two parts. ... By Basil Kennett, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 36
ESTC: N13278
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Romae Antiquae Notitia: or, The Antiquities of Rome
Borrowed: 1776/2/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: David Brown
Author: Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715), Genre: History