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Record ID 53171

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r

Priestly's Electricity 4to

Borrowed: 1778/5/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 May 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.


Borrower

James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.


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Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of electricity, : with original experiments
Press: D. Shelf: 7. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-e.1  . Original Author: Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804..

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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: 20


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Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments

Borrowed: 1778/5/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).

Borrower: James Williamson

Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy

History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments

Record ID 39300

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 109v

Calendar's Collection Voyages vol 2

Borrowed: 1778/5/9 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 9th.. Original Borrower: John Mc.Arthur.


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John McArthur
Gender: Male.


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Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
Terra Australis Cognita: or, voyages to the Terra Australis, or Southern Hemisphere, during the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries. Containing An Account of the Manners of the People, and the Productions of the Countries, hitherto found in the Southern Latitudes; the Advantages that may result from further Discoveries on this great Continent, and the Methods of establishing Colonies there, to the advantage of Great Britain. With a Preface by the Editor, in which some geographical, nautical, and commercial Questions are discussed.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1349 (vol. 1 only).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1778/5/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: John McArthur

Author: Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777), Genre: Travel

Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 39299

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 109v

Rollin's Roman History vol 4

Borrowed: 1778/5/9 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 9th.. Original Borrower: John Yule.


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John Yule
Gender: Male.


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Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History (original title)
Roman History, from the Foundation of Rome till the Battle of Actium, 16 vols (standardised title)

Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1336 (vol. 4 only).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Borrowed: 1778/5/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Yule

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 4