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Record ID 174300

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 57

Borrowed: 1788/8/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/9/2 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar

Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Easy Introduction to Astronomy, for Young Gentlemen and Ladies

Record ID 87266

Library: Craigston Castle Library. Register: Register (1768-1830, Type: Other). Page: 03

Record ID 88178

Library: Craigston Castle Library. Register: Register (1768-1830, Type: Other). Page: 13

Ferguson's Astronomy 1 Vol. 8vo

Borrowed: 1786/5/22 (Monday).


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Bishop Alexander Jolly
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Minister.
Borrower entry: Bishop Jolly. Life dates: 1756-1838.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Episcopalian.


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James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Easy introduction to astronomy, for young gentlemen and ladies: describing The Figure, Motions, and Dimensions of the Earth; the different Seasons; Gravity and Light; the Solar System; and Transit of Venus, and its Use in Astronomy; the Moon’s Motion and Phases; the Eclipses of the Sun and Moon; the Cause of the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, &c. The second edition. Illustrated with copper-plates. By James Ferguson, F.R.S

Record ID 278537

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.23 (1789-1790, Type: Student). Page: 33

Record ID 365810

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.23 (1789-1790, Type: Student). Page: 53

Record ID 381867

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.23 (1789-1790, Type: Student). Page: 60

Record ID 382608

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.23 (1789-1790, Type: Student). Page: 93

Ferguson's Astronomy 8vo

Borrowed: 1790/2/12 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


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Andrew Simpson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/88108. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1788, 1790, 1791.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Ferguson's Astronomy (original title)
Easy introduction to astronomy, for young gentlemen and ladies [Ferguson] (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .52 Fer..