An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1771/5/17
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Record ID 210239
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 64
Dempsteri Etruria Regalis &c 2 vol. fol.[Note in margin:] Mr Munro ???
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/6/17 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three guineas.
Mr John Swinton tertius
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1759-1820.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Giovanni Battista Passeri (Male, born c.1610, died 1679)
Genre: History
In Thomae Dempsteri libros de Etruria regali paralipomena [Passeri]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.62.a.
Confidence level: Certain
Giovanni Battista Passeri (Male, born c.1610, died 1679)
Genre: History
J. B. Passerii ... in T. Dempsteri libros de Etruria regali paralipomena, quibus tabulae eidem operi additae illustrantur.
Language: Latin . Published: Lucca. Date of publication: 1767. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
Giovanni Battista Passeri (Male, born c.1610, died 1679)
Genre: History
In Thomae Dempsteri Libros de Etruria Regali Paralipomena
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/6/17 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Swinton tertius
Author: Giovanni Battista Passeri (Male, born c.1610, died 1679), Genre: History
Record ID 210242
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 65
Norden's Travels 2 vol. fol.
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/6/17 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three pound sterl..
Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1756. Life dates: 1734-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord President.
Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia. By Frederick Lewis Norden, F.R.S.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ae.1.11-12.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia. By Frederick Lewis Norden, F.R.S. ... Translated from the original published by command of his Majesty the King of Denmark.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Templeman, Peter
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T12230
Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/6/17 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Author: Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 98444
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 63
Hales Statisticks 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Cairnoan McDowell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/85688. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1771.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Stephen Hales (Male, born 1677, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Statical essays, containing vegetable staticks, or, An account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables [Hales].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Stephen Hales (Male, born 1677, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Statical essays: Containing vegetable staticks; or, An account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738-1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T146738
Stephen Hales (Male, born 1677, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Statical Essays: Containing Vegetable Statics; Or, An Account of some Statical Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Cairnoan McDowell
Author: Stephen Hales (Male, born 1677, died 1761), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 98450
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 63
Pitcairnij Elementa
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Cairnoan McDowell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/85688. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1771.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Archibald Pitcairn (Male, born 1652, died 1713)
Genre: Medicine
Archibaldi Pitcarnii ... Elementa medicinæ physico-mathematica.
Confidence level: Certain
Archibald Pitcairn (Male, born 1652, died 1713)
Genre: Medicine
Archibaldi Pitcarnii,... Elementa medicinae physico-mathematica, libris duobus, quorum prior theoriam, posterior praxim exhibet.
Language: Latin . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1718. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Archibald Pitcairn (Male, born 1652, died 1713)
Genre: Medicine
Elementa Medicinae Physico-Mathematica
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Cairnoan McDowell
Author: Archibald Pitcairn (Male, born 1652, died 1713), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 98462
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 63
Senacae de Coeur 2 tomes 4to
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/5/0.
John Govan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jean-Baptiste Senac (Male, born 1693, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
Traité de la structure du coeur, de son action, et de ses maladies [Senac]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; JA1154-1155.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Baptiste Senac (Male, born 1693, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
Traité de la structure du Coeur de son action et de ses maladies.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 12 borrowing records
Jean-Baptiste Senac (Male, born 1693, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
Traité de la Structure du Coeur de Son Action et de Ses Maladies
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
Borrower: John Govan
Author: Jean-Baptiste Senac (Male, born 1693, died 1770), Genre: Medicine
Traité de la Structure du Coeur de Son Action et de Ses Maladies
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 98441
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 63
Mortoni Opera
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 8/0/0.
Cairnoan McDowell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/85688. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1771.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Richard Morton (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Richard Morton opera medica.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Morton (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Richardi Morton,... Opera medica, in quatuor tomos distributa, quibus additi tratatus sequentes.
Language: Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1699. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 22 borrowing records
Richard Morton (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Opera Medica [Richard Morton]
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Cairnoan McDowell
Author: Richard Morton (Male), Genre: Medicine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 98453
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 63
Hippocratis Opera Græc. Lat:
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Cairnoan McDowell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/85688. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1771.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Hippocrates (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Magni Hippocratis Coi opera omnia.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections G*.23.13-14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Hippocrates (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Magni Hippocratis Coi opera omnia, græce et latine edita, et ad omnes alias editiones accommodata.
Language: Latin | Greek . Published: Leiden. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Linden, Johannes Antonides van der, 1609-1664
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 10 borrowing records
Hippocrates (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Works of Hippocrates
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Cairnoan McDowell
Author: Hippocrates (Male), Genre: Medicine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 98471
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 63
Sully's Memoirs V:s 1-2
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Thomas Scot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune : duke of Sully, prime minister to Henry the Great.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: T119363
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Thomas Scot
Author: Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 98447
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 63
Halleri Elementa Physio: 8 Voll.
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Cairnoan McDowell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/85688. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1771.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Georg Erhard Hamberger (Male, born 1697, died 1755)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Elementa physiologiæ corporis humani, etc. [Haller]/
Confidence level: Very likely
Georg Erhard Hamberger (Male, born 1697, died 1755)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Elementa physiologiae medicae in usum praelectionum academicarum concinnata.
Language: Latin . Published: Jena. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
Georg Erhard Hamberger (Male, born 1697, died 1755)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Elementa Physiologiae Medicae in Usum Praelectionum Academicarum Concinnata
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Cairnoan McDowell
Author: Georg Erhard Hamberger (Male, born 1697, died 1755), Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Elementa Physiologiae Medicae in Usum Praelectionum Academicarum Concinnata
Record ID 98456
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 63
Heister Instit. Chirurg 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Cairnoan McDowell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/85688. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1771.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Lorenz Heister (Male, born 1683, died 1758)
Genre: Medicine
Institutiones chirurgicae [Heister]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Lorenz Heister (Male, born 1683, died 1758)
Genre: Medicine
Institutiones chirurgicae : ... Opus quadraginta fere annorum, nunc demum, post aliquot editiones germanica lingua evulgatas, in exterorum gratiam latine publicatum.
Language: Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1747-1750. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records
Lorenz Heister (Male, born 1683, died 1758)
Genre: Medicine
Institutiones Chirurgicae [Lorenz Heister]
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Cairnoan McDowell
Author: Lorenz Heister (Male, born 1683, died 1758), Genre: Medicine
Institutiones Chirurgicae [Lorenz Heister]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 98459
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 63
Astruc de Lue Venerea Vol. 1
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
John Hunter
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91915. Dissertation: De Hominum varietatibus.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1775; MD (Edin), 1775. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1772; Royal Army Medical Corps, 1780; LRCP(1777); FRCP(1793); FRS . Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1754-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jean Astruc (Male, born 1684, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
De morbis venereis libri novem [Astruc].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Astruc (Male, born 1684, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
De morbis venereis libri novem.
Language: Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 44 times in 23 borrowing records
Jean Astruc (Male, born 1684, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
De Morbis Venereis Libri Novem
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
Borrower: John Hunter
Author: Jean Astruc (Male, born 1684, died 1766), Genre: Medicine
De Morbis Venereis Libri Novem
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 98465
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 63
Drummond's history of Scotland
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
Matthew Brown
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/86701. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1775. Other: Apprentice of Royal College of Surgeons, 1774.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Drummond of Hawthorndon (Male, born 1585-12-13, died 1649-12-4)
Genre: History
History of Scotland [Drummond].
Confidence level: Certain
William Drummond of Hawthorndon (Male, born 1585-12-13, died 1649-12-4)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, from the year 1423, to the year 1542. Containing the lives and reigns of James I.II.III.IV. and V.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1749. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T62272
William Drummond of Hawthorndon (Male, born 1585-12-13, died 1649-12-4)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, from the Year 1423, to the Year 1542
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Matthew Brown
Author: William Drummond of Hawthorndon (Male, born 1585-12-13, died 1649-12-4), Genre: History
Record ID 53026
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Newt: Prin: Folio
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 28 Oct 1771.
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.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.
Press: BB. Shelf: 6. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm9-g.1. Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Auctore Isaaco Newtono, Equite Aurato.
Language: Latin . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1713. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 63 borrowing records
ESTC: T93210
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 53015
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Fermat: Opera
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/12/9 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 9 Dec 1771.
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.
Pierre de Fermat (Male, born 1601, died 1665)
Genre: Mathematics
Varia opera mathematica.
Press: G. Shelf: 6. Number: 16. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea6-y.6. Original Author: Fermat, Pierre de, 1601-1665..
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre de Fermat (Male, born 1601, died 1665)
Genre: Mathematics
Varia opera mathematica ... Accesserunt selectæ quædam ejusdem epistolæ, vel ad ipsum a plerique doctissimis viris ... de rebus ad mathematicas disciplinas aut physicam pertinentes scriptæ.
Language: Latin . Published: Tolosa. Date of publication: 1679. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 14
Pierre de Fermat (Male, born 1601, died 1665)
Genre: Mathematics
Varia Opera Mathematica [Pierre de Fermat]
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/12/9 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Pierre de Fermat (Male, born 1601, died 1665), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 53023
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Smiths Optics 2 Vol:
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 28 Oct 1771.
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.
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Compleat system of opticks, in four books, viz. a popular, a mathematical, a mechanical, and a philosophical treatise.
Press: BB. Shelf: 6. Number: 7 & 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm6-f.7-8. Original Author: Smith, Robert, 1689-1768..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
A compleat system of opticks in four books, viz. A popular, a mathematical, a mechanical, and a philosophical treatise : To which are added Remarks upon the whole. / By Robert Smith LL.D. Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge, and Master of Mechanicks to his Majesty.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge | London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 67 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T100004
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Compleat System of Opticks
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768), Genre: Mathematics
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53024
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Atlas Robert
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 28 Oct 1771.
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.
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas universel.
Press: O. Shelf: 4. Number: 14. Original Author: Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766..
Confidence level: Very likely
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas Universel par M. Robert ... et par M. Robert de Vaugondy son fils, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1757. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 19
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas Universel [Gilles Robert De Vaugondy]
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766), Genre: Travel
Record ID 53017
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Pap: Coll: Mathemat:
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1772/5/14 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1772.
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.
Pappus of Alexandria (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Mathematicae collectiones. A Federico Commandino in Latinum conuersae, et commentarijs illustratae.
Press: P. Shelf: 6. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh9-d.4 . Original Author: Pappus, of Alexandria..
Confidence level: Certain
Pappus of Alexandria (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Mathematicae collectiones. A Federico Commandino Urbinatae in Latinum conversae, & commentariis illustratae.
Language: Greek | Latin . Date of publication: 1589. Format: folio.
Editors: Commandino, Federico.
Number of borrowings: 12
Pappus of Alexandria (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Mathematicae Collectiones [Pappus of Alexandria]
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1772/5/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Pappus of Alexandria (Male), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 53019
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Chamb: Dictionary 2 Vol:
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/7/31 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 31 Jul 1771.
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.
Ephraim Chambers (Male, born c.1680, died 1740)
Genre: Reference Works
Cyclopaedia: or, an universal dictionary of arts and sciences... Extracted from the best authors, dictionaries ... &c. in several languages.
Press: AB. Shelf: 4. Number: 1: 2d. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-a.1-4. Original Author: Chambers, Ephraim..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Ephraim Chambers (Male, born c.1680, died 1740)
Genre: Reference Works
Cyclopaedia: or, an universal dictionary of the arts and sciences.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1741-1743. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 67 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: T135707
Ephraim Chambers (Male, born c.1680, died 1740)
Genre: Reference Works
Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/7/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Ephraim Chambers (Male, born c.1680, died 1740), Genre: Reference Works
Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53018
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Newt: Principia 3 Vol:
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 28 Oct 1771.
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.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica ... perpetuis commentariis illustrata, communi studio PP. Thomae Le Seur et Francisci Jacquier.
Press: AY. Shelf: 1. Number: 11&c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-g.2-4. Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica ... perpetuis commentariis illustrata, communi studio P. P. Thomae Le Seur & Francisci Jacquier ... Editio altera longè accuratior & emendatior.
Language: Latin . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 4to.
Editors: Leseur, Thomas, 1703-1770; Jacquier, François, 1711-1788.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 20 borrowing records
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53020
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Busch: Geography V 1.st 2d V 3.d & 4th
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1772/5/14 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1772.
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.
Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New system of geography.
Press: D. Shelf: 5. Number: 1 &c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi1-e.4-9. Original Author: Büsching, Anton Friedrich, 1724-1793..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new system of geography: in which is given, a general account of the situation and limits, the manners, history, ... of the several kingdoms and states.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T130253
Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New System of Geography
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1772/5/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 53022
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Harris's Voy: 2 Vol:
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 28 Oct 1771.
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.
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca, or, a complete collection of voyages and travels ... To which is prefixed a copious introduction ... Now carefully revised, with large additions ...
Press: I. Shelf: 3. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-a.8. Original Author: Harris, John, 1677?-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. Or, a complete collection of voyages and travels. Consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers, beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, &c. in English; Ramusio, Alamandini, Carreri, &c. in Italian; Thevenot, Renaudot, Labat, &c. in French; De Brye, Grynaeus, Maffeus, &c. in Latin; Herrera, Oviedo, Coreal, &c. in Spanish; and the voyages under the direction of the East-India Company in Holland, in Dutch. Together with such other histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries, as are in general esteem; whether published in English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, High and Low Dutch, or in any other European language. Containing whatever has been observed worthy of notice in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; in respect to the extent and situation of empires, kingdoms, provinces, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, of each country: likewise the religion, manners, and customs of the several inhabitants, their government, arts and sciences, publick buildings, mountains, rivers, harbours, &c. Illustrated by proper charts, maps, and cuts. To which is prefixed a copious introduction, comprehending the rise and progress of the art of navigation, and its successive improvements; together with the invention and use of the loadstone, and its variation. Originally published in two volumes in folio, by John Harris, D.D. and F.R.S. Now carefully revised, with large additions, and continued down to the present time; including particular accounts of the manufactures and commerce of each country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744-1748. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 140 times in 111 borrowing records
ESTC: N10532
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719), Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53028
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Spences Polymetis
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 28 Oct 1771.
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.
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists ... In ten books.
Press: K. Shelf: 4. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-a.11 . Original Author: Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768..
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 21
ESTC: T130824
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Record ID 53025
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Atlas Major Fr.ci De Wit
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 28 Oct 1771.
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.
Frederik de Wit (Male, died 1712)
Atlas major.
Press: O. Shelf: 1. Number: 2. Original Author: Wit, Frederik de..
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Frederik de Wit (Male, died 1712)
Record ID 53027
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Priestleys Electricity
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 28 Oct 1771.
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.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of
electricity, : with original experiments
Number: 4. Original Author: Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-e.1 . Press: H. Shelf: 8.
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: 20
ESTC: T36344
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/10/28 (Monday).
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 53016
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Greg: Euclid
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1772/5/14 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1772.
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.
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Euclidis quae supersunt omnia.
Press: P. Shelf: 2. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh10-b.10. Original Author: Euclid..
Confidence level: Certain
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Ευκλειδου τα Σωζομενα. Euclidis quae supersunt Omnia. Ex Recensione Davidis Gregorii M. D. Astronomiae Professoris Saviliani, & R.S.S.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1703. Format: folio.
Translators: Gregory, David.
Number of borrowings: 20
ESTC: N54948
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Works of Euclid
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1772/5/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Euclid (Male), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 53021
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 64r
Newt: Princip: Quarto
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/12/9 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 May 1771. Original Returned Date: 9 Dec 1771.
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.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.
Press: BB. Shelf: 6. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm9-g.1. Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Auctore Isaaco Newtono, Equite Aurato.
Language: Latin . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1713. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 63 borrowing records
ESTC: T93210
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1771/12/9 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 219992
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 59
Buchan Psal. Not Var
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
James Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Other.
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: Poetry
Buchanan's Psalms cum notis variorum
Shelfmark: 101.
Confidence level: Very likely
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: Poetry
Georgii Buchanani paraphrasis Psalmorum Davidis poetica
Language: Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T106062
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: Poetry
Paraphrasis Psalmorum Davidis Poetica
Borrowed: 1771/5/17 (Friday).
Borrower: James Smith
Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: Poetry