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Record ID 92195

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 14

World Displayed V:s 1st & 2d

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 2/0/0.


Borrower

Thomas Turnbull
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/82502. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Travel
World displayed: or, a curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; P*.33.34.53.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 92228

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 14

Saunders on Mercury

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/2/6.


Borrower

William McGie
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/89649. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1767.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Joseph Jacob Ritter von Plenck (Male, born 1738, died 1807), William Saunders (Male, born 1743, died 1817)
Genre: Medicine
A new and easy method of giving mercury, to those affected with the venereal disease.

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday).

Borrower: William McGie

Author: Joseph Jacob Ritter von Plenck (Male, born 1738, died 1807), William Saunders (Male, born 1743, died 1817), Genre: Medicine

New and Easy Method of Giving Mercury

Record ID 92216

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 14

Sharp's Surgery

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/6.


Borrower

Robert Dobson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Critical enquiry to the present state of surgery [Sharp]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
A critical enquiry into the present state of surgery.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 77


Book Work

Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Critical Enquiry into the Present State of Surgery

Record ID 92183

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 14

Voyage de Tournefort tome 2:d

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/1/0.


Borrower

James Ker
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/77845. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1766-1774. Other: Apprentice to Royal College of Surgeons, 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (Male, born 1656, died 1708)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Relation d'un voyage du Levant [Tournefort].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (Male, born 1656, died 1708)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Relation d'un voyage du Levant, fait par ordre du Roy. Contenant l'histoire ancienne & moderne de plusieurs isles de l'archipel, de Constantinople, des côtes de la Mer noire, de l'Arménie, de la Georgie, des frontieres de Perse & de l'Asie mineure.
Language: French . Published: Lyon. Date of publication: 1727. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (Male, born 1656, died 1708)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Relation d'un Voyage du Levant fait par Ordre du Roy

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday).

Borrower: James Ker

Author: Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (Male, born 1656, died 1708), Genre: History, Genre: Travel

Relation d'un Voyage du Levant fait par Ordre du Roy

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 92231

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 14

Harris Hermes

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.


Borrower

John Baird
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; SC 9217.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25


Book Work

James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar

Record ID 92204

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 14

Boerhaarve's Chemistry Vol. 2. by Shaw 4:to

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/1/0.


Borrower

Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Herman Boerhaave (Male, born 1668, died 1738)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New method of chemistry; including the history, theory, and practice of the art: translated from the original Latin of Dr. Boerhaave's Elementa chemiæ
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Herman Boerhaave (Male, born 1668, died 1738)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new method of chemistry; including the history, theory, and practice of the art.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 4to.
Editors: Shaw, Peter
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 69 times in 45 borrowing records


Book Work

Herman Boerhaave (Male, born 1668, died 1738)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New Method of Chemistry

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Thomas Williamson

Author: Herman Boerhaave (Male, born 1668, died 1738), Genre: Natural Philosophy

New Method of Chemistry

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 7199

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 74r

Universal History Vol 2d

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/13 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Feb 1769. Original Returned Date: 13 Mar 1769. Professor 1: James Williamson.


Borrower

James Eken
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics, Logic. Original Full Name: James Eken.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: History
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.
Press: AU. Shelf: 6. Number: 11. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-f.22-24; Sp Coll Bl10-g.1-17. Original Author: Universal History..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/13 (Monday).

Borrower: James Eken

Genre: History

Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 7196

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 74r

Œuvres De Maupertius V 1

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/6 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Feb 1769. Original Returned Date: 6 Mar 1769. Professor 1: George Muirhead.


Borrower

John Tilloch
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Physic, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: John Tilloch.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Oeuvres [Maupertius].
Press: N. Shelf: 4. Number: 20&c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi1-h.5-8. Original Author: Maupertuis, 1698-1759..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Oeuvres de M. de Maupertuis.
Language: French . Published: Lyon. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 19 borrowing records


Book Work

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Oeuvres de Maupertuis

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/6 (Monday).

Borrower: John Tilloch

Author: Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759), Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy

Oeuvres de Maupertuis

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 7198

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 74r

Dampiers Voyages Vol 2d

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/13 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Feb 1769. Original Returned Date: 13 Mar 1769. Professor 1: James Williamson.


Borrower

James Morrison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy, Latin, Divinity, Greek, Logic, Ethics, Physic. Original Full Name: James Morrison.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Captain William Dampier (Male, born c.1652, died 1715)
Genre: Travel
New voyage round the world.
Press: BV. Shelf: 5. Number: 17. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl3-h.21,22. Original Author: Dampier, William, Captain..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Captain William Dampier (Male, born c.1652, died 1715)
Genre: Travel
A new voyage round the world
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1703. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 25 borrowing records


Book Work

Captain William Dampier (Male, born c.1652, died 1715)
Genre: Travel
New Voyage Round the World

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/13 (Monday).

Borrower: James Morrison

Author: Captain William Dampier (Male, born c.1652, died 1715), Genre: Travel

New Voyage Round the World

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 7200

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 74r

Country Gent. Compan. V. 2d

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/13 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Feb 1769. Original Returned Date: 13 Mar 1769. Professor 1: James Williamson.


Borrower

David Dickson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Ethics, Physic, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: David Dickson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Country Gentleman (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Country Gentleman's companion. By a country gentleman.
Press: AF. Shelf: 10. Number: 26. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk2-k.10-11. Original Author: Country Gentleman..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/13 (Monday).

Borrower: David Dickson

Author: Country Gentleman (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Country Gentleman’s Companion

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 7197

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 74r

Angel's Short hand

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/8 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Feb 1769. Original Returned Date: 8 Mar 1769. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

John Scales
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Divinity, Greek, Logic, Ethics, Physic. Original Full Name: John Scales.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Angell (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Stenography : or shorthand improved...
Press: N. Shelf: 6. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-k.22  . Original Author: Angell, John, -1764..

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/8 (Wednesday).

Borrower: John Scales

Author: John Angell (Male, died 1764), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Stenography; or, Short-hand Improved

Record ID 162327

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 31

Andrew's  Virgil

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/8 (Wednesday). Classmark: P4 . 20. Original Returned Text: Andrews Virgil.


Borrower

Andrew Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, Englished by Robert Andrews.
Classmark: P.4.20, P.3.24.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil, Englished by Robert Andrews.
Language: English . Published: Birmingham. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 24


Book Work

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/8 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Andrew Gray

Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry

Works of Virgil

Record ID 163995

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 43

Robertson's  hist: 1 & 2 Vol:

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/14 (Tuesday). Classmark: N5 .22. Original Returned Text: Robertson hist: 1 & 2 Vol :.


Borrower

Charles McNab
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

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 Scottish history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. Minister of Lady Yester’s, Edinburgh. ...
Classmark: N.5.22, N.7.24?.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/14 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Charles McNab

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, Volume 2

Record ID 164073

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 44

Pitte's  Virgil 1 & 2 Vol

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/7 (Tuesday). Classmark: N6 . 19. Original Returned Text: Pitt's Virgil 1 & 2 Vol:.


Borrower

Coll McDougal
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The Works of Virgil. In English Verse. The Aeneid Translated by the Rev. Mr. Christopher Pitt, The Eclogues and Georgics, with Notes on the Whole, by the Rev. Mr. Joseph Watson. With several New Observations by Mr. Holdsworth, Mr. Spence, and Others. Also, A Dissertation on the Sixth Book of the Aeneid, by Mr. Warburton. On the Shield of Aeneas, by Mr. W. Whitehead. On the Character of Iapis, by the late Dr. Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester. And, Three Essay on Pastoral, Didactic and Epic Poetry, by the Editor. In Four Volumes.
Classmark: N.6.19, R.9.14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/7 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Coll McDougal

Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry

Works of Virgil

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 164181

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 45

Daciers Terence Vol 2 d

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/16 (Thursday). Classmark: Q8 . 13. Original Returned Text: Daciers Terence 2 d.


Borrower

Ebenezer Marshal
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Les Comédies de Terence, traduites en françois par Madame Dacier ... Troisième édition ... enrichie de figures à chaque Comédie.
Classmark: Q.8.13, Q.8.30.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Les Comédies de Terence, traduites en françois par Madame Dacier ... Troisième édition ... enrichie de figures à chaque Comédie.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1706. Format: 12mo.
Translators: LEFÈVRE, afterwards DACIER, Anne
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 4 borrowing records


Book Work

Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies [Terence]

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/16 (Thursday).

Borrower: Ebenezer Marshal

Author: Terence (Male), Genre: Drama

Comedies [Terence]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 164175

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 45

Xethephon  Expedition

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/4/6 (Thursday). Classmark: Q3 . 2. Original Returned Text: Xethephon Expedition.


Borrower

Ebenezer Marshal
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History
Ξενοϕωντος κυρου Αναβασεω Βιβλια Επτα. Xenophontis de Cyri Expeditione Libri Septem. Graeca recognovit, cum Codicibus MStis & omnibus ferè libris editis contulit, plurimis in locis emendavit, Versionem Latinam reformavit, Observationibus suis, Tabula Geographica & Dissertatione auxit & illustravit; Notas H. Stephani, Leunclavii, AE. Porti & Mureti recensitas & castigatas, Variantium Lectionum delectum, Indicesque necessarios adjunxit Thomas Hutchinson.
Classmark: J.3.18, J.6.18, Q.3.2, Q.3.23.

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/4/6 (Thursday).

Borrower: Ebenezer Marshal

Author: Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354), Genre: History

Expedition of Cyrus

Record ID 166311

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 61

addison's  works  Vol 1st

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/8 (Wednesday). Classmark: A5 . 15. Original Returned Text: addison's works Vol 1st.


Borrower

James Rattray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of ... Joseph Addison.
Classmark: A.5.14, A.5.15, S.6.1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of...Joseph Addison.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1721. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 196 borrowing records


Book Work

Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Joseph Addison

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/8 (Wednesday).

Borrower: James Rattray

Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Works of Joseph Addison

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 166392

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 62

Peter Wilkin's Vol 1 & 2d

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/4/5 (Wednesday). Classmark: D6 . 4. Original Returned Text: Petter Wilkins 1&2V:.


Borrower

John Stark
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Classmark: K.8.24, D.6.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/4/5 (Wednesday).

Borrower: John Stark

Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction

Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 166902

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 68

Xenephon Gr: & Latine

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/8 (Wednesday). Classmark: O4, 5. Original Returned Text: Xenephon G. & Latine.


Borrower

Thomas Stewart
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1751-1819. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1413031228.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Xenophontis oratoris et historici, propter summam eius eloquentiam, doctissimorum omnium iudicio longe clarissimi, opera, quae quidem graecè extant omnia, eademq[ue]; eruditissimorum virorum labore in Latinam linguam conversa: ac nunc primum diligenti cura, & maximo labore de integro recognita, & in lucem edita. Quorum Catalogum pagina versa reperies. His accessit verborum & rerum gestarum Index copiosissimus.
Classmark: E.4.34, O.4.5, P.4.15, P.4.1.

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/8 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Thomas Stewart

Author: Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354), Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Works of Xenophon

Record ID 168336

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 87

Saunderson's  algebra Vol 2d

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/4/22 (Saturday). Classmark: P.3. 36. Original Returned Text: Saunderson's Algebra V . 2..


Borrower

David Wilkie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Nicholas Saunderson (Male, born 1682-1-20, died 1739-4-19)
Genre: Mathematics
The elements of algebra, in ten books: By Nicholas Saunderson LL.D. Late Lucasian Porfessor of the Mathematics in the University of Cambridge, and fellow of the Royal Society
Classmark: K.2.22, K.3.9, K.3.8, P.3.36, Q.3.27.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Nicholas Saunderson (Male, born 1682-1-20, died 1739-4-19)
Genre: Mathematics
The elements of algebra, in ten books: By Nicholas Saunderson LL.D. Late Lucasian Porfessor of the Mathematics in the University of Cambridge, and fellow of the Royal Society
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1740-1741. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 41 borrowing records


Book Work

Nicholas Saunderson (Male, born 1682-1-20, died 1739-4-19)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of Algebra [Nicholas Saunderson]

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/4/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: David Wilkie

Author: Nicholas Saunderson (Male, born 1682-1-20, died 1739-4-19), Genre: Mathematics

Elements of Algebra [Nicholas Saunderson]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 169038

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 98

Pope's  works  Vol 7 & 8

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/14 (Tuesday). Classmark: N7 . 4. Original Returned Text: Pope's works V7 & 8th.


Borrower

Patrick Bower
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1754-c. 1790. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1368138916.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In ten volumes complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; together with all his notes, as they were delivered to the editor a little before his death: printed verbatim from the octavo edition of Mr. Warburton.
Classmark: N.7.4, N.8.3.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In ten volumes complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; together with all his notes, as they were delivered to the editor a little before his death: printed verbatim from the octavo edition of Mr. Warburton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 157 borrowing records


Book Work

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope

Borrowed: 1769/2/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/3/14 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Patrick Bower

Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry

Works of Alexander Pope

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8