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Date of borrowing: 1751/4/9
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Record ID 209792
Library: Dumfries Presbytery Library. Register: Issue Book (Type: Professorial). Page: 43
Universal Histo
Borrowed: 1751/4/9 (Friday). Returned: 1751/4/9 (Friday).
Alexander Robison Robeson
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1761.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest account of time : compiled from original authors; and illustrated with maps, cuts, notes, &c. : with a general index to the whole.
Classmark: 12.6.1-21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1751/4/9 (Friday). Returned: 1751/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Robison Robeson
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 18019
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1748-1753. (UYLY205-2) (1748-1753, Type: Other). Page: 135
Varenius' Geography 2 Voll
Borrowed: 1751/4/9 (Friday). Returned: 1751/6/4 (Friday). Classmark: K.6.6. Original Returned Text: Varenius' Geography 2 Vs. Professor: John Young.
Simon Blair
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1367553788.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Bernhardus Varenius (Male, born 1622, died 1650)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A compleat system of general geography : explaining the nature and properties of the earth; viz. it's figure, magnitude, motions, situation, contents, and division into land and water, mountains, woods, desarts, lakes, rivers, &c. : with particular accounts of the different appearances of the heavens in different countries; the seasons of the year over all the globe; the tides of the sea; bays, capes, islands, rocks, sand-banks, and shelves : the state of the atmosphere; the nature of exhalations; winds ,storms, tornados &c. : the origin of springs, mineral-waters, burning mountains, mines, &c. : the uses and making of maps, globes, and sea-charts. The foundations of dialling; the art of measuring heights and distances; the art of ship-building, navigation, and the ways of finding the longitude at sea / originally written in Latin by Bernhard Varenius, M. D. ; since improved and illustrated by Sir Isaac Newton and Dr. Jurin ; and now translated into English; with additional notes, copper-plates, an alphabetical index, and other improvements ; particularly useful to students in the universities; travellers, sailors, and all those who desire to be acquainted with the mixed mathematics, geography, astronomy, and navigation by Mr. Dugdale ; the whole revised and corrected by Peter Shaw, M. D.
Classmark: K.3., K.6.6, K.5.38, K.6.18, B.6.7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Bernhardus Varenius (Male, born 1622, died 1650)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A compleat system of general geography : explaining the nature and properties of the earth; viz. it's figure, magnitude, motions, situation, contents, and division into land and water, mountains, woods, desarts, lakes, rivers, &c. : with particular accounts of the different appearances of the heavens in different countries; the seasons of the year over all the globe; the tides of the sea; bays, capes, islands, rocks, sand-banks, and shelves : the state of the atmosphere; the nature of exhalations; winds ,storms, tornados &c. : the origin of springs, mineral-waters, burning mountains, mines, &c. : the uses and making of maps, globes, and sea-charts. The foundations of dialling; the art of measuring heights and distances; the art of ship-building, navigation, and the ways of finding the longitude at sea / originally written in Latin by Bernhard Varenius, M. D. ; since improved and illustrated by Sir Isaac Newton and Dr. Jurin ; and now translated into English; with additional notes, copper-plates, an alphabetical index, and other improvements ; particularly useful to students in the universities; travellers, sailors, and all those who desire to be acquainted with the mixed mathematics, geography, astronomy, and navigation by Mr. Dugdale ; the whole revised and corrected by Peter Shaw, M. D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 72 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T114256
Bernhardus Varenius (Male, born 1622, died 1650)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Compleat System of General Geography
Borrowed: 1751/4/9 (Friday). Returned: 1751/6/4 (Friday).
Borrower: Simon Blair
Author: Bernhardus Varenius (Male, born 1622, died 1650), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Compleat System of General Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 18020
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1748-1753. (UYLY205-2) (1748-1753, Type: Other). Page: 135
Phil. Transactions abridg'd V. 3d
Borrowed: 1751/4/9 (Friday). Returned: 1751/5/8 (Saturday). Classmark: F.5.19. Original Returned Text: Philos. Transact. abridg. V. 3d. Professor: John Young.
Simon Blair
Gender: Male.
St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1367553788.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
The philosophical transactions and collections to the End of the Year 1700. Abridg'd and Dispos'd under general heads. In three volumes. By John Lowthorp, M.A. and F.R.S.
Classmark: F.5.19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
The philosophical transactions and collections to the End of the Year 1700. Abridg'd and Dispos'd under general heads. In three volumes. By John Lowthorp, M.A. and F.R.S.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1705. Format: 4to.
Editors: John Lowthorp
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: T103703
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions and Collections to the End of the Year 1700. Abridg'd and Dispos'd under General Heads
Borrowed: 1751/4/9 (Friday). Returned: 1751/5/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Simon Blair
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3