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Record ID 325417
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 189
Jenkinsons Botany
Borrowed: 1793/5/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/6/7 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A generic and specific description of British plants, translated from the Genera et species plantarum of the celebrated Linnaeus [Jenkinson]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.44.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A generic and specific description of British plants, translated from the Genera et Species Plantarum of the celebrated Linnæus.
Language: English . Published: Kendal. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jenkinson, James.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T81059
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Generic and Specific Description of British Plants
Borrowed: 1793/5/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/6/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 325423
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 189
Systema natura tom 3.4
Borrowed: 1793/5/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/6/7 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Caroli Linnaei ... Systema naturae : per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.43/1.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Systema naturæ, per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus differentiis, synonymis, locis.
Language: Latin . Published: Vienna. Date of publication: 1767-1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 3 borrowing records
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Systema Naturae
Borrowed: 1793/5/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/6/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 325420
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 189
Linnaes Philosophia Botanium
Borrowed: 1793/5/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/6/7 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophia botanica [Linnaeus]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: G.27.c.7.
Confidence level: Certain
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
C. Linnæi ... Philosophia botanica, in qua explicantur fundamenta botanica cum definitionibus partium, etc.
Language: Latin . Published: Madrid. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 4to.
Editors: Gomez Ortega, Casimiri
Number of borrowings: 2
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophia Botanica [Carl Linnaeus]
Borrowed: 1793/5/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/6/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 326287
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 203
Scots discovery of witchcraft 4to
Borrowed: 1793/5/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/6/21 (Friday).
Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1779. Life dates: 1757-1838.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Reginald Scot (Male, born c.1538, died 1599)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Discouerie of witchcraft [Scot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.2.d.29(1).
Confidence level: Very likely
Reginald Scot (Male, born c.1538, died 1599)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The discouerie of witchcraft, vvherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practises of pythonists, the curiositie of figurecasters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueiances of legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered: and many other things opened, which have long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1584. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: S116888
Reginald Scot (Male, born c.1538, died 1599)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Discovery of Witchcraft
Borrowed: 1793/5/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/6/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Author: Reginald Scot (Male, born c.1538, died 1599), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 326353
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 211
Hales Statical Essays 2 vol.
Borrowed: 1793/5/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/6/28 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
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 [Hales]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.41.e.[alpha].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: N23250
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
Confidence level: Certain
Stephen Hales (Male, born 1677, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Statical essays: containing haemastatics; Or, An Account of some hydraulic and hydrostatical experiments made on the Blood and Blood-Vessels of animals. Also An Account of some experiments on stones in the kidneys and bladder; with an enquiry into the nature of those anomalous concretions. To which is added, an appendix, containing observations and experiments relating to several subjects in the First Volume. The greatest Part of which were read at several Meetings before the Royal Society. With an index to both volumes. Vol. II. By Stephen Hales, D.D. F.R.S. Rector of Farringdon, Hampshire, and Minister of Teddington, Middlesex.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: N23998
Stephen Hales (Male, born 1677, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Statical Essays: Containing Haemastatics; Or, An Account of some Hydraulic and Hydrostatical Experiments made on the Blood and Blood-Vessels of Animals
Borrowed: 1793/5/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/6/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: 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, Statical Essays: Containing Haemastatics; Or, An Account of some Hydraulic and Hydrostatical Experiments made on the Blood and Blood-Vessels of Animals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 326464
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 216
Grews Anatomy of Plants fol
Borrowed: 1793/6/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1793/7/1 (Monday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Nehemiah Grew (Male, born 1641, died 1712)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The anatomy of plants [Grew]
Confidence level: Certain
Nehemiah Grew (Male, born 1641, died 1712)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The anatomy of plants· With an idea of a philosophical history of plants, and several other lectures, read before the Royal Society.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1682. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: R10887
Nehemiah Grew (Male, born 1641, died 1712)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Anatomy of Plants. With an Idea of a Philosophical History of Plants
Borrowed: 1793/6/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1793/7/1 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Nehemiah Grew (Male, born 1641, died 1712), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Anatomy of Plants. With an Idea of a Philosophical History of Plants
Record ID 326560
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 226
Families of Plants 2 vol
Borrowed: 1793/6/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1793/7/15 (Monday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The families of plants, with their natural characters, according to the number, figure, situation, and proportion of all the parts of fructification [Linneaus]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.43/1.d.
Confidence level: Certain
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The families of plants, with their natural characters, according to the number, figure, situation, and proportion of all the parts of fructification.
Language: English . Published: Lichfield. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T81058
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Families of Plants
Borrowed: 1793/6/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1793/7/15 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 326557
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 226
Kalms Travels vol. 2. 3.
Borrowed: 1793/6/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1793/7/15 (Monday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Pehr Kalm (Male, born 1716, died 1779)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Travels into North America [Kalm]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.136.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Kalm (Male, born 1716, died 1779)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Travels into North America; containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general, With The Civil, Ecclesiastical And Commercial State Of The Country, The Manners of the Inhabitants, and several curious and Important Remarks on various Subjects.
Language: English . Published: Warrington. Date of publication: 1770-1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T123563
Pehr Kalm (Male, born 1716, died 1779)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Travels into North America, Containing its Natural History, and a Circumstantial Account of its Plantations and Agriculture in General
Borrowed: 1793/6/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1793/7/15 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Pehr Kalm (Male, born 1716, died 1779), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 326581
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 228
Fontenelle Oeuvres tom 2.
Borrowed: 1793/6/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1793/7/20 (Saturday).
Mr David Monypenny of Pitmilly
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1791. Life dates: 1769-1850.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff. Law > Solicitor-General.
Bernard de Fontenelle (Male, born 1657, died 1757)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Oeuvres de Fontenelle, des Académies Française, des Sciences, des Belles-lettres, de Londres, de Nancy, de Berlin et de Rome.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: As.7.25-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Bernard de Fontenelle (Male, born 1657, died 1757)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Oeuvres de Monsieur de Fontenelle...
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
Bernard de Fontenelle (Male, born 1657, died 1757)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Works of Fontenelle
Borrowed: 1793/6/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1793/7/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Monypenny of Pitmilly
Author: Bernard de Fontenelle (Male, born 1657, died 1757), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 326872
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 234
Lightfoot flora Scotica 2 vol
Borrowed: 1793/7/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/2 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora Scotica: or, A systematic arrangement, in the Linnaean method, of the native plants of Scotland and the Hebrides [Lightfoot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.46/1.c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora Scotica: or, a systematic arrangement, in the Linnæan method, of the native plants of Scotland and the Hebrides.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T68850
John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora Scotica: or, A Systematic Arrangement, in the Linnaean Method, of the Native Plants of Scotland and the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1793/7/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 326869
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 234
Witherings Botany 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1793/7/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/2 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Withering (Male, born 1741, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An arrangement of British plants; according to the latest improvements of the Linnaean system [Withering]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.46/1.c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Withering (Male, born 1741, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An arrangement of British plants; according to the latest improvements of the Linnæan system. To which is prefixed, An easy introduction to the study of botany.
Language: English . Published: Birmingham. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T145140
William Withering (Male, born 1741, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Arrangement of British Plants
Borrowed: 1793/7/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: William Withering (Male, born 1741, died 1799), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 327160
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 241
Fourcroys Chemistry vol. 2.3.4
Borrowed: 1793/7/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1793/8/10 (Saturday).
Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1761-1837.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elâemens d'histoire naturelle et de chimie [Fourcroy]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.30.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elémens d'histoire naturelle et de chimie.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 2 borrowing records
Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural History and Chemistry
Borrowed: 1793/7/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1793/8/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Author: Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural History and Chemistry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 327175
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 242
Buffons Nat History translated by Smellie 9 vol.
Borrowed: 1793/7/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1793/8/10 (Saturday).
Mr William Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1792. Life dates: d. 1847.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular [Buffon/Smellie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cu.7/1.9-16 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular, by the Count de Buffon, translated into English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9 vols.
Translators: Smellie, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 41 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T139144
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1793/7/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1793/8/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Clerk
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
Record ID 327265
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 248
Linneaus genera Plantarum
Borrowed: 1793/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/16 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Caroli v. Linné ... Genera Plantarum eorumque characteres naturales.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.43/1.d.[alpha].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Genera plantarum eorumque characteres naturales secundum numerum, figuram, situm, et proportionem omnium fructificationis partium.
Language: Latin . Published: Stockholm. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 16 borrowing records
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Genera Plantarum [Carl Linnaeus]
Borrowed: 1793/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Genera Plantarum [Carl Linnaeus]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 327253
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 248
Barrelienius Plantae fol
Borrowed: 1793/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/16 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Plantae per Galliam, Hispaniam, et Italiam observatae [Barrelier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ao.5.8.
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Plantæ per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam observatæ, iconibus æneis exhibitæ.
Language: Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1714. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Plantae per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam Observatae
Borrowed: 1793/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 327262
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 248
Pulteneys sketches 2 vol
Borrowed: 1793/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/16 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Richard Pulteney (Male, born 1730, died 1801)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Historical and biographical sketches of the progress of botany in England [Pulteney]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.46/2.d.
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Pulteney (Male, born 1730, died 1801)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Historical and biographical sketches of the progress of botany in England, from its origin to the introduction of the Linnæan system.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T81254
Richard Pulteney (Male, born 1730, died 1801)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England, from its Origin to the Introduction of the Linnaean System
Borrowed: 1793/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Richard Pulteney (Male, born 1730, died 1801), Genre: Lives, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 327268
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 248
Do Species Plantarum tom 2
Borrowed: 1793/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/16 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Caroli Linnaei ... Species Plantarum.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.43/1.d.[alpha] (Wanting v. 2).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Caroli Linnæi Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas secundum systema sexuale digestas.
Language: Latin . Published: Stockholm. Date of publication: 1762-1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 70 times in 37 borrowing records
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Species Plantarum
Borrowed: 1793/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 327547
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 253
Edinburgh Transactions vol. 2.
Borrowed: 1793/7/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/23 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.205-206 PER SER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 96 times in 80 borrowing records
ESTC: T145935
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1793/7/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 327574
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 255
D? Astronomy 8vo
Borrowed: 1793/7/26 (Friday). Returned: 1793/8/26 (Monday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Samuel Dunn (Male, died 1794)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
New and general introduction to practical astronomy [Dunn]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cb.1.14.
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Dunn (Male, died 1794)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A new and general introduction to practical astronomy: with its application to geography, in describing the Earth.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T134703
Samuel Dunn (Male, died 1794)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
New and General Introduction to Practical Astronomy
Borrowed: 1793/7/26 (Friday). Returned: 1793/8/26 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Author: Samuel Dunn (Male, died 1794), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 327586
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 256
Hunters Animal Oeconomy 4to
Borrowed: 1793/7/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/30 (Friday).
Mr George Joseph Bell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1791. Life dates: 1770-1843.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Clerk of Session.
John Hunter (Male, born 1728, died 1793)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Observations on certain parts of the animal œconomy [Hunter]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.1/1.b..
Confidence level: Certain
John Hunter (Male, born 1728, died 1793)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Observations on certain parts of the animal oeconomy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 12
ESTC: T54043
John Hunter (Male, born 1728, died 1793)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Observations on Certain Parts of the Animal Oeconomy
Borrowed: 1793/7/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/8/30 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Joseph Bell
Author: John Hunter (Male, born 1728, died 1793), Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 328027
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 262
Catesbys Hortus American
Borrowed: 1793/8/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/9/13 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Mark Catesby (Male, born 1683, died 1749)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Hortus Europae Americanus: or, a collection of 85 curious trees and shrubs, the produce of North America [Catesby]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ao.3.13.
Confidence level: Certain
Mark Catesby (Male, born 1683, died 1749)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Hortus Europæ Americanus: or; A collection of 85 curious trees and shrubs, the produce of North America; adapted to the climates and soils of Great-Britain, Ireland, and most parts of Europe, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T113821
Mark Catesby (Male, born 1683, died 1749)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Hortus Europae Americanus
Borrowed: 1793/8/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/9/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Mark Catesby (Male, born 1683, died 1749), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 328375
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 272
Clerks Papers Mr Leibniz 8vo
Borrowed: 1793/9/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/10/10 (Thursday).
Mr Robert Forsyth of Redhouse
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1792. Life dates: 1766-1845.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17), Freiherr von Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Male, born 1646, died 1716)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A collection of papers, which passed between the late learned Mr. Leibnitz, and Dr. Clarke, in the years 1715 and 1716.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ven].6/1.2.
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17), Freiherr von Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Male, born 1646, died 1716)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A collection of papers, which passed between the late learned Mr. Leibnitz, and Dr. Clarke, in the years 1715 and 1716. Relating to the principles of natural philosophy and religion. With an appendix. To which are added, letters to Dr. Clarke concerning liberty and necessity; from a gentleman of the University of Cambridge: with the doctor’s answers to them. Also remarks upon a book, entituled, A philosophical enquiry concerning human liberty.
Language: English | French . Published: London. Date of publication: 1717. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T113561
Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17), Freiherr von Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Male, born 1646, died 1716)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Collection of Papers, which Passed between the Late Learned Mr Leibnitz, and Dr Clarke
Borrowed: 1793/9/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1793/10/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Forsyth of Redhouse
Author: Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17), Freiherr von Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Male, born 1646, died 1716), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Collection of Papers, which Passed between the Late Learned Mr Leibnitz, and Dr Clarke
Record ID 328471
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 278
Aiton hortus Kewensis 2 vol
Borrowed: 1793/9/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1793/10/26 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Aiton (Male, born 1731, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Hortus Kewensis; or, A catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, 3 vols [Aiton]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Aiton (Male, born 1731, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T36687
William Aiton (Male, born 1731, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew
Borrowed: 1793/9/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1793/10/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: William Aiton (Male, born 1731, died 1793), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 328492
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 280
Bougier Figure de la terre &c
Borrowed: 1793/10/7 (Monday). Returned: 1793/11/7 (Thursday).
Mr John Wright
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: d. 1813.
Pierre Bouguer (Male, born 1698, died 1758), Charles-Marie de La Condamine (Male, born 1701, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
La figure de la terre, déterminée par les observations de Messieurs Bouguer & De La Condamine.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.120.a .
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre Bouguer (Male, born 1698, died 1758), Charles-Marie de La Condamine (Male, born 1701, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
La figure de la terre, déterminée par les observations de Messieurs Bouguer, & de la Condamine ... envoyés par ordre du Roy au Pérou ... avec une relation abregée de ce voyage, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 9
Pierre Bouguer (Male, born 1698, died 1758), Charles-Marie de La Condamine (Male, born 1701, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Figure de la Terre, Déterminée par les Observations de Messieurs Bouguer, & de la Condamine
Borrowed: 1793/10/7 (Monday). Returned: 1793/11/7 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr John Wright
Author: Pierre Bouguer (Male, born 1698, died 1758), Charles-Marie de La Condamine (Male, born 1701, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Figure de la Terre, Déterminée par les Observations de Messieurs Bouguer, & de la Condamine
Record ID 328753
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 288
Hopsoni Chemistry 4to
Borrowed: 1793/11/4 (Monday). Returned: 1793/12/4 (Wednesday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Johann Christian Wiegleb (Male, born 1732, died 1800)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A general system of chemistry, theoretical and practical. ... Taken chiefly from the German of M. Wiegleb. By C. R. Hopson, M.D.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.30.a..
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Christian Wiegleb (Male, born 1732, died 1800)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A general system of chemistry, theoretical and practical. Digested And Arranged, With A Particular View To Its Application To The Arts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 4to.
Translators: Hopson, C. R.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T138833
Johann Christian Wiegleb (Male, born 1732, died 1800)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
General System of Chemistry
Borrowed: 1793/11/4 (Monday). Returned: 1793/12/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Johann Christian Wiegleb (Male, born 1732, died 1800), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 328768
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 288
Lavoisies Chemie 2 vol
Borrowed: 1793/11/4 (Monday). Returned: 1793/12/4 (Wednesday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Traité élémentaire de chimie [Lavoisier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.30.c.[alpha].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Traité élémentaire de chimie, présenté dans un ordre nouveau, et d'après les découvertes modernes.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Antoine Laurent Lavoisier]
Borrowed: 1793/11/4 (Monday). Returned: 1793/12/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Antoine Laurent Lavoisier]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 326833
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 293
Smellies Philosophy of natural History
Borrowed: 1793/11/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1793/12/13 (Friday).
Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The philosophy of natural history [Smellie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.4.4.
Confidence level: Certain
William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The philosophy of natural history. By William Smellie, Member of the Antiquarian and Royal Societies of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1790-1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 84 times in 71 borrowing records
ESTC: T106302
William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophy of Natural History
Borrowed: 1793/11/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1793/12/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Author: William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 326782
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 299
Luc Modifications de l'Atmosphere 2 vol
Borrowed: 1793/11/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1793/12/20 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Recherches sur les modifications de l'atmosphère [Luc]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.33.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Recherches sur les modifications de l'atmosphère. Contenant l'histoire critique du baromètre et du thermomètre, un traité sur la construction de ces instrumens, des experiences relatives à la measure des hauteurs et à la correction des refractions moyennes.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 13 borrowing records
Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Recherches sur les Modifications de l'Atmosphère. Contenant l'Histoire Critique du Baromètre et du Thermomètre
Borrowed: 1793/11/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1793/12/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 321490
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 307
Philosophical Transactions for 1778
Borrowed: 1793/11/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1793/12/27 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1778
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1793/11/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1793/12/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1778
Record ID 321478
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 308
Duhamel traité des arbres Fruitiers 2 tom 4to
Borrowed: 1792/7/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1792/8/11 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: 1758-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate.
M. Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (Male, born 1700, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
La physique des arbres [Duhamel]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: An.6.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
M. Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (Male, born 1700, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
La physique des arbres: où il est traité de l'anatomie des plantes et de l'économie végétale : pour servir d'introduction au traité complet des bois & des forests : avec une dissertation sur l'utilité des méthodes de botanique.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 8 borrowing records
M. Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (Male, born 1700, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Physique des Arbres: Où il est Traité de l'Anatomie des Plantes et de l'économie Végétale
Borrowed: 1792/7/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1792/8/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Author: M. Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (Male, born 1700, died 1782), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Physique des Arbres: Où il est Traité de l'Anatomie des Plantes et de l'économie Végétale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 202394
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 4
Newton Principia 4to
Borrowed: 1789/11/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/12/19 (Saturday).
Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1761-1837.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica [Newton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cp.3.9.
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: 1789/11/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/12/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 202397
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 4
Pembertons view of Newtons Philsosophy
Borrowed: 1789/11/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/12/29 (Tuesday).
Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1761-1837.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Henry Pemberton (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A view of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy [Pemberton]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cp.3.15..
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Pemberton (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A view of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1728. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: T53471
Henry Pemberton (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy
Borrowed: 1789/11/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/12/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Author: Henry Pemberton (Male, born 1694, died 1771), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 202697
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 22
Spectacle de la Nature 9 vol 12mo
Borrowed: 1789/12/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/1/5 (Tuesday).
Mr John Millar Junior
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1760-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature, ou Entretiens sur les particularités de l'histoire naturelle, etc. [Pluche]
Possible modern shelfmark: Ct.10/2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Le Spectacle de la nature, ou Entretiens sur les particularités de l'histoire naturelle qui ont paru les plus propres à rendre les jeunes gens curieux et à leur former l'esprit.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1739. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 1 borrowing record
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1789/12/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/1/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Millar Junior
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
Record ID 202754
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 23
Digbys two Treastises 4to
Borrowed: 1789/12/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/2/5 (Friday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Kenelm Digby (Male, born 1603, died 1665)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Two treatises in the one of which, the nature of bodies; in the other, the nature of mans soul, is looked into: in way of discovery of the immortality of reasonable souls [Digby]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cy.6.16.
Confidence level: Certain
Kenelm Digby (Male, born 1603, died 1665)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Two treatises: in the one of which, the nature of bodies; in the other, the nature of mans soul, is looked into: in way of discovery of the immortality of reasonable souls.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1658. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Kenelm Digby (Male, born 1603, died 1665)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Two Treatises: In the One of Which, the Nature of Bodies; In the Other, the Nature of Man Soul, is Looked Into
Borrowed: 1789/12/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/2/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Kenelm Digby (Male, born 1603, died 1665), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Record ID 202991
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 35
Sloanes History of Jamaica 2 vol. fol
Borrowed: 1789/12/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/1/19 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Hans Sloane (Male, born 1660, died 1753)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica [Sloane]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.138.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Hans Sloane (Male, born 1660, died 1753)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
A voyage To the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History of the Herbs and Trees, Four-footed Beasts, Fishes, Birds, Insects, Reptiles, &c. Of the last of those Islands; To which is prefix’d An Introduction, Wherein is an Account of the inhabitants, Air, Waters, Diseases, Trade, &c. of that Place, with some Relations concerning the Neighbouring Continent, and Islands of America. Illustrated with The Figures of the Things describ’d, which have not been heretofore engraved; In large Copper-Plates as big as the Life. By Hans Sloane, M.D. Fellow of the College of Physicians and Secretary of the Royal-Society. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1707-1725. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T100752
Sir Hans Sloane (Male, born 1660, died 1753)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Voyage To the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica
Borrowed: 1789/12/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/1/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Author: Sir Hans Sloane (Male, born 1660, died 1753), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Voyage To the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 203258
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 45
Ferguson's Astronomy in 4
Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/2/12 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..
Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cm.4/29.
Confidence level: Certain
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. By James Ferguson
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 24
ESTC: T18586
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles
Borrowed: 1790/1/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/2/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 203540
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 66
Catesbys Carolina 2 vol fol
Borrowed: 1790/1/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/3/1 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Sixteen guineas.
Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: 1758-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate.
Mark Catesby (Male, born 1683, died 1749)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands [Catesby]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.131.a.1-2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Mark Catesby (Male, born 1683, died 1749)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T201382
Mark Catesby (Male, born 1683, died 1749)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands
Borrowed: 1790/1/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/3/1 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Author: Mark Catesby (Male, born 1683, died 1749), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 203615
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 71
Edinb. Philosophical Transactions 4to
Borrowed: 1790/2/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/3/4 (Thursday).
Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.205-206 PER SER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 96 times in 80 borrowing records
ESTC: T145935
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1790/2/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/3/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Author: Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 203870
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 80
Lavater essai Sur la Phisogmonie 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/3/16 (Tuesday).
Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1815.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essai sur la physiognomonie [Lavater]
Possible modern shelfmark: Ak.2.11-14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essai sur la Physiognomonie, destiné à faire connoître l'homme et à la faire aimer.
Language: French . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1781-1801. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind
Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/3/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Author: Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 204281
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 98
Goldsmiths natural History 8 vol
Borrowed: 1790/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/4/11 (Sunday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature [Goldsmith]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cu.7/1.1-8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature: by Oliver Goldsmith. In eight volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 705 times in 454 borrowing records
ESTC: T146096
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Borrowed: 1790/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/4/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 204539
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 115
Kniphoffij Bocanica 2 vol
Borrowed: 1790/4/8 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/5/8 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (Male, born 1704, died 1763)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Botanica in originali seu Herbarium vivum in quo plantarum tam indigenarum [Kniphof]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ao.5.9-10.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (Male, born 1704, died 1763)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
D. J. H. K. ... Botanica in originali seu Herbarium virum in quo plantarum ... peculiari quadam ... enchiresi atramento impressorio obductarum nominibusque suis ad methodum ... Linnæi et Ludwigii insignitarum ... Ectypa exhibentur opera et studio J. G. Trampe.
Language: Latin . Published: Halle. Date of publication: 1757-1767. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (Male, born 1704, died 1763)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Botanica in Originali seu Herbarium Virum
Borrowed: 1790/4/8 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/5/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Author: Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (Male, born 1704, died 1763), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Botanica in Originali seu Herbarium Virum
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 204623
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 118
Philosophical Transactions 1786. 1787 part first 1788
Borrowed: 1790/4/16 (Friday). Returned: 1790/5/16 (Sunday).
Honourable Alexander Gordon Lord Rockville
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1759. Life dates: 1739-1792.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1786, Volume 1788
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1790/4/16 (Friday). Returned: 1790/5/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Honourable Alexander Gordon Lord Rockville
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1786, Volume 1788
Record ID 204716
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 126
Baillij Astronomie 4 tom
Borrowed: 1790/4/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/6/1 (Tuesday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'astronomie moderne [Bailly]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cm.5/27-29.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'astronomie moderne, depuis la fondation de l'école d'Alexandrie, jusquà l'époque de M.D.CC.XXX., etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 5 borrowing records
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'Astronomie Moderne
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne, depuis son origine, jusqu'à l'établishment de l'école d'Alexandrie, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 5 borrowing records
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'Astronomie Ancienne
Borrowed: 1790/4/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/6/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'Astronomie Moderne, Histoire de l'Astronomie Ancienne
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 204737
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 127
Smellies Philosophy of Natural History
Borrowed: 1790/5/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/6/4 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The philosophy of natural history [Smellie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.4.4.
Confidence level: Certain
William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The philosophy of natural history. By William Smellie, Member of the Antiquarian and Royal Societies of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1790-1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 84 times in 71 borrowing records
ESTC: T106302
William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophy of Natural History
Borrowed: 1790/5/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/6/4 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 204848
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 128
Bergmans electrive Transactions 8vo
Borrowed: 1790/3/6 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/6/6 (Sunday).
Mr John Macfarlane
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1789. Life dates: d. 1846.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Torbern Bergman (Male, born 1735, died 1784)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
A dissertation on elective attractions [Bergman]
Possible modern shelfmark: M.33.d.
Confidence level: Certain
Torbern Bergman (Male, born 1735, died 1784)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
A dissertation on elective attractions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Beddoes, Thomas, 1760-1808
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: N8840
Torbern Bergman (Male, born 1735, died 1784)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dissertation on Elective Attractions
Borrowed: 1790/3/6 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/6/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Macfarlane
Author: Torbern Bergman (Male, born 1735, died 1784), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 204941
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 132
Origani Ephermerides
Borrowed: 1790/5/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1790/6/13 (Sunday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
David Origanus (Male, born 1558, died 1628)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Novae motuum coelestium ephemerides Brandenburgicae annorum LX [Origanus]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cm.8.3.
Confidence level: Certain
David Origanus (Male, born 1558, died 1628)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Novæ Motuum Cœlestium Ephemerides Brandenburgicæ, annorum lx., incipientes ab anno 1595 et desinentes in Annum 1655, ... variis diversarum nationum calendariis accomodatæ cum introductione.
Language: Latin . Published: Frankfurt am Main. Date of publication: 1609. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
David Origanus (Male, born 1558, died 1628)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Novae Motuum Coelestium Ephemerides Brandenburgicae
Borrowed: 1790/5/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1790/6/13 (Sunday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: David Origanus (Male, born 1558, died 1628), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 204971
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 134
Jul. Firminii Astronomia &c fol
Borrowed: 1790/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/6/15 (Tuesday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Julius Firmicus Maternus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomicorum libri octo integri [Firmicus]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.16.b.
Confidence level: Certain
Julius Firmicus Maternus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
J. Firmici Materni ... ad Mavortium Lollianum Astronomicon lib. VIII. per N. Prucknerum ... ab innumeris mendis vindicati.
Language: Latin . Published: Basel. Date of publication: 1533. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
Julius Firmicus Maternus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Ad Mavortium Lollianum Astronomicon Lib. VIII
Borrowed: 1790/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Julius Firmicus Maternus (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 204974
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 134
Newtoni Principia 3 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1790/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/6/15 (Tuesday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica [3 vols, Newton]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cp.3.10-12.
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: 1790/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
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 205346
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 153
Edinburgh philosophical Transactions vol. 1.st in 4to
Borrowed: 1790/6/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/7/10 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound five shill. sterl..
Mr Claud Irvine Boswell of Balmuto; Lord Balmuto
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1742-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.205-206 PER SER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 96 times in 80 borrowing records
ESTC: T145935
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1790/6/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/7/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Claud Irvine Boswell of Balmuto; Lord Balmuto
Author: Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 205409
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 155
Whitehurst formation of the Earth 4to
Borrowed: 1790/6/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/7/12 (Monday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
John Whitehurst (Male, born 1713, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An inquiry into the original state and formation of the earth [Whitehurst]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.59.a.
Confidence level: Certain
John Whitehurst (Male, born 1713, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An inquiry into the original state and formation of the earth; deduced from facts and the laws of nature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T152812
John Whitehurst (Male, born 1713, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth
Borrowed: 1790/6/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1790/7/12 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: John Whitehurst (Male, born 1713, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 205556
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 164
Chastelet Institutions de Physique
Borrowed: 1790/6/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/7/29 (Thursday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Marquise Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Du Châtelet (Male, born 1706, died 1749)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Institutions de Physique [Du Chatelet-Lomont]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cp.8.8.
Confidence level: Certain
Marquise Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Du Châtelet (Male, born 1706, died 1749)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Institutions de physique.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Marquise Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Du Châtelet (Male, born 1706, died 1749)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Institutions de Physique [Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Du Châtelet]
Borrowed: 1790/6/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/7/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Marquise Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Du Châtelet (Male, born 1706, died 1749), Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Institutions de Physique [Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Du Châtelet]
Record ID 205832
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 175
Berkeleys Works 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1790/7/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/8/20 (Friday).
Mr William Erskine of Kinnedder; Lord Kinnedder
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1790. Life dates: 1768-1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
The works of George Berkeley, D.D. late Bishop of Cloyne in Ireland.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ai.5.5-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
The works of George Berkeley, D.D. late Bishop of Cloyne in Ireland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T78322
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Works of George Berkeley
Borrowed: 1790/7/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/8/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Erskine of Kinnedder; Lord Kinnedder
Author: Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 206129
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 186
Whites Antiquities of Selbourne 4to
Borrowed: 1790/8/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1790/9/18 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Gilbert White (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history and antiquities of Selborne [White]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.45.b.20.
Confidence level: Certain
Gilbert White (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history and antiquities of Selborne, in the county of Southampton: with engravings, and an appendix.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T39642
Gilbert White (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
Borrowed: 1790/8/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1790/9/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Author: Gilbert White (Male, born 1720, died 1793), Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 206147
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 188
Philosophical Transactions for 1784 4to
Borrowed: 1790/8/23 (Monday). Returned: 1790/9/23 (Thursday).
Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1754-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1784
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1790/8/23 (Monday). Returned: 1790/9/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1784
Record ID 206150
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 189
Barrintons Miscellanies 4to
Borrowed: 1790/8/23 (Monday). Returned: 1790/9/24 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Daines Barrington (Male, born 1727, died 1800)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Miscellanies [Barrington]
Possible modern shelfmark: [An].1/1.14.
Confidence level: Certain
Daines Barrington (Male, born 1727, died 1800)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Miscellanies by the Honourable Daines Barrington.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T39448
Daines Barrington (Male, born 1727, died 1800)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Miscellanies by the Honourable Daines Barrington
Borrowed: 1790/8/23 (Monday). Returned: 1790/9/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Author: Daines Barrington (Male, born 1727, died 1800), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Record ID 206738
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 194
Persons Varieties
Borrowed: 1790/9/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1790/10/1 (Friday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
David Person (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Varieties: or, A surueigh of rare and excellent matters
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ry.IV.f.13.
Confidence level: Certain
David Person (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Varieties: or, A surveigh of rare and excellent matters, necessary and delectable for all sorts of persons. Wherein the principall heads of diverse sciences are illustrated, rare secrets of naturall things unfoulded, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1635. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: S114573
David Person (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Varieties: or, A Surueigh of Rare and Excellent Matters
Borrowed: 1790/9/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1790/10/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: David Person (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 207053
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 208
Lucretius eng by Creech
Borrowed: 1790/10/15 (Friday). Returned: 1790/11/15 (Monday).
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Titus Lucretius Carus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
Titus Lucretius Carus his six books of Epicurean philosophy [Creech]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.124.g.2.
Confidence level: Certain
Titus Lucretius Carus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
Titus Lucretius Carus his six books of Epicurean philosophy, done into English verse, with notes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1683. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Creech, Thomas, 1659-1700
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: R231780
Titus Lucretius Carus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
De Rerum Natura
Borrowed: 1790/10/15 (Friday). Returned: 1790/11/15 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: Titus Lucretius Carus (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
Record ID 207080
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 211
Philosoph. transactions 1786 & 1788
Borrowed: 1790/10/22 (Friday). Returned: 1790/11/22 (Monday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1786, Volume 1788
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1790/10/22 (Friday). Returned: 1790/11/22 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1786, Volume 1788
Record ID 207077
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 211
Edinburgh Royal Society transctions vol. 2d.
Borrowed: 1790/10/22 (Friday). Returned: 1790/11/22 (Monday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.205-206 PER SER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 96 times in 80 borrowing records
ESTC: T145935
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1790/10/22 (Friday). Returned: 1790/11/22 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 207095
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 213
Dulac melanges 6 tom
Borrowed: 1790/10/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1790/11/30 (Tuesday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Jean-Louis Alléon-Dulac (Male, born 1723, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Melanges d'histoire naturelle [Dulac]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Louis Alléon-Dulac (Male, born 1723, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Mélanges d'histoire naturelle.
Language: French . Published: Lyon. Date of publication: 1763-1765. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 1 borrowing record
Jean-Louis Alléon-Dulac (Male, born 1723, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Mélanges d'Histoire Naturelle
Borrowed: 1790/10/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1790/11/30 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Jean-Louis Alléon-Dulac (Male, born 1723, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 207500
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 229
Glanvil on Witches 8vo
Borrowed: 1790/11/22 (Monday). Returned: 1790/12/22 (Wednesday).
Mr John Macfarlane
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1789. Life dates: d. 1846.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Joseph Glanvill (Male, born 1636, died 1680)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Sadducismus triumphatus: Or, A full and plain evidence, concerning witches and apparitions [Glanvill]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.205.b.[7].
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Glanvill (Male, born 1636, died 1680)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Sadducismus triumphatus: or, A full and plain evidence, concerning witches and apparitions. In two parts. The first treating of their possibility. The second of their real existence. By Joseph Glanvil, chaplain in ordinary to King Charles II. and F.R.S. The fourth edition, with additions. The advantages whereof, the reader may understand out of Dr. H. More’s account prefixed hereunto. Also, two authentick, but wonderful stories of certain Swedish witches. Done into English by Dr. Horneck. With some account of Mr. Glanvil’s life and writings.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1726. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T103255
Joseph Glanvill (Male, born 1636, died 1680)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Saducismus Triumphatus: or, Full and Plain Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions
Borrowed: 1790/11/22 (Monday). Returned: 1790/12/22 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Macfarlane
Author: Joseph Glanvill (Male, born 1636, died 1680), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Saducismus Triumphatus: or, Full and Plain Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions
Record ID 207530
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 230
Rownings natural Philosophy 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1790/11/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/12/23 (Thursday).
Mr Alexander Ferguson of Craigdarroch
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1746-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A compendious system of natural philosophy [Rowning].
Possible modern shelfmark: Cp.7.4 -5.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A compendious system of natural philosophy: With notes containing the mathematical demonstrations, and some occasional remarks. In four parts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T220962
John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Compendious System of Natural Philosophy
Borrowed: 1790/11/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1790/12/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Ferguson of Craigdarroch
Author: John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Compendious System of Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 207581
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 236
Guthries Grammar
Borrowed: 1790/11/25 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/12/25 (Saturday).
Mr James Grant of Corrimony
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: 1743-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar [Guthrie]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.118.d.
Confidence level: Certain
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T68980
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar
Borrowed: 1790/11/25 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/12/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Grant of Corrimony
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 207659
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 243
Lavoisers Chemistry Eng.
Borrowed: 1790/12/3 (Friday). Returned: 1791/1/3 (Monday).
Mr Alexander Irving of Newton; Lord Newton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1766-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of chemistry, in a new systematic order [Lavoisier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.30.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of chemistry, in a new systematic order, containing all the modern discoveries. Illustrated with thirteen copperplates. By Mr Lavoisier, Member of the Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Medicine, and Agricultural Society of Paris, of the Royal Society of London, and Philosophical Societies of Orleans, Bologna, Basil, Philadelphia, Haerlem, Manchester, &c. &c. Translated from the French, by Robert Kerr, F. R. & A.SS.E. Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and Surgeon to the Orphan Hospital of Edinburgh
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Robert Kerr
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: T138882
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Antoine Laurent Lavoisier]
Borrowed: 1790/12/3 (Friday). Returned: 1791/1/3 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Irving of Newton; Lord Newton
Author: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 207680
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 246
Bailly Astronomie 4 tomNote in margin: tom 4 of Bailly returnd
Borrowed: 1790/12/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1791/1/8 (Saturday).
Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1762-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'astronomie moderne [Bailly]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cm.5/27-29.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'astronomie moderne, depuis la fondation de l'école d'Alexandrie, jusquà l'époque de M.D.CC.XXX., etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 5 borrowing records
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'Astronomie Moderne
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne, depuis son origine, jusqu'à l'établishment de l'école d'Alexandrie, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 5 borrowing records
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'Astronomie Ancienne
Borrowed: 1790/12/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1791/1/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Author: Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'Astronomie Moderne, Histoire de l'Astronomie Ancienne
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 207698
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 249
Edinr Philosoph Transact. vol. 1st
Borrowed: 1790/12/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1791/1/11 (Tuesday).
Mr John Anstruther
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: 1751-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.205-206 PER SER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 96 times in 80 borrowing records
ESTC: T145935
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1790/12/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1791/1/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Anstruther
Author: Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 207728
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 253
Feyjoo Theatro critico Universal
Borrowed: 1790/12/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1791/1/16 (Sunday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Benito Jerónimo Feijoo y Montenegro (Male, born 1676, died 1764)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Theatro critico universal [Feyjoo]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ag].4/16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
Benito Jerónimo Feijoo y Montenegro (Male, born 1676, died 1764)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Theatro critico universal, o discursos varios en todo genero de materias, para desengaño de errores comunes.
Language: Spanish . Published: Madrid. Date of publication: 1749-1753. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 2 borrowing records
Benito Jerónimo Feijoo y Montenegro (Male, born 1676, died 1764)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Theatro Critico Universal
Borrowed: 1790/12/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1791/1/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Benito Jerónimo Feijoo y Montenegro (Male, born 1676, died 1764), Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
Record ID 207737
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 255
Philosophical Transactions 1788
Borrowed: 1790/12/17 (Friday). Returned: 1791/1/17 (Monday).
Mr Charles Ross Charles Ross Fergusson of Morangie and Invercarron
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1790. Life dates: d. 1836.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1788
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1790/12/17 (Friday). Returned: 1791/1/17 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Charles Ross Charles Ross Fergusson of Morangie and Invercarron
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1788
Record ID 207770
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 259
Lavoisiers Chemistry Eng.
Borrowed: 1790/12/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1791/1/22 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Dundas of Arniston
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1779. Life dates: 1758-1819.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of chemistry, in a new systematic order [Lavoisier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.30.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of chemistry, in a new systematic order, containing all the modern discoveries. Illustrated with thirteen copperplates. By Mr Lavoisier, Member of the Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Medicine, and Agricultural Society of Paris, of the Royal Society of London, and Philosophical Societies of Orleans, Bologna, Basil, Philadelphia, Haerlem, Manchester, &c. &c. Translated from the French, by Robert Kerr, F. R. & A.SS.E. Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and Surgeon to the Orphan Hospital of Edinburgh
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Robert Kerr
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: T138882
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Antoine Laurent Lavoisier]
Borrowed: 1790/12/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1791/1/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Dundas of Arniston
Author: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 207806
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 264
Buffon translated by Smellie tom. 3.4
Borrowed: 1790/12/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1791/1/29 (Saturday).
Mr Gilbert Hutchison Hutcheson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1790. Life dates: d. 1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate.
Hutcheson in FR 263
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular [Buffon/Smellie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cu.7/1.9-16 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular, by the Count de Buffon, translated into English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9 vols.
Translators: Smellie, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 41 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T139144
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1790/12/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1791/1/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Gilbert Hutchison Hutcheson
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 207821
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 266
Luc recherches Sur les modifications de l'Atmostphere 2 vol.
Borrowed: 1790/12/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1791/1/30 (Sunday).
Mr Alexander Irving of Newton; Lord Newton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1766-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.
Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Recherches sur les modifications de l'atmosphère [Luc]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.33.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Recherches sur les modifications de l'atmosphère. Contenant l'histoire critique du baromètre et du thermomètre, un traité sur la construction de ces instrumens, des experiences relatives à la measure des hauteurs et à la correction des refractions moyennes.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 13 borrowing records
Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Recherches sur les Modifications de l'Atmosphère. Contenant l'Histoire Critique du Baromètre et du Thermomètre
Borrowed: 1790/12/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1791/1/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Irving of Newton; Lord Newton
Author: Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 208271
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 276
Buffon by Smellie bol. 6.7
Borrowed: 1791/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1791/2/18 (Friday).
Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1754-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular [Buffon/Smellie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cu.7/1.9-16 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular, by the Count de Buffon, translated into English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9 vols.
Translators: Smellie, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 41 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T139144
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1791/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1791/2/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 208280
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 277
Bacons works vol. 4 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1791/1/21 (Friday). Returned: 1791/2/21 (Monday).
Mr Archibald Roberton of Bedlay
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1748. Life dates: d. 1798.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Francis Bacon (Male, born 1561, died 1626)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, ... In five volumes.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ai.6.9-13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Francis Bacon (Male, born 1561, died 1626)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, ... In five volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 4to. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T88309
Francis Bacon (Male, born 1561, died 1626)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Francis Bacon
Borrowed: 1791/1/21 (Friday). Returned: 1791/2/21 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Roberton of Bedlay
Author: Francis Bacon (Male, born 1561, died 1626), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 208277
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 277
Edinb. Philosophical Transactions 4to vol 1st
Borrowed: 1791/1/21 (Friday). Returned: 1791/2/21 (Monday).
Mr Robert Dundas of Arniston
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1779. Life dates: 1758-1819.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.205-206 PER SER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 96 times in 80 borrowing records
ESTC: T145935
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1791/1/21 (Friday). Returned: 1791/2/21 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Dundas of Arniston
Author: Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 208481
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 285
Newtons Opticks 8vo 4to
Borrowed: 1791/1/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1791/3/1 (Tuesday).
Mr John Macfarlane
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1789. Life dates: d. 1846.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light [Newton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cq.3.1.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T82019
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Borrowed: 1791/1/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1791/3/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Macfarlane
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Record ID 212264
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 3
Pennants Artic Zoology 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1799/7/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/8/9 (Friday).
Mr Robert Campbell of Asknish
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1751. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introduction to the Arctic zoology [Pennant]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.8.61-63 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introduction to the Arctic zoology.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: N7878
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introduction to the Arctic Zoology
Borrowed: 1799/7/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/8/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Campbell of Asknish
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introduction to the Arctic Zoology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 279929
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 16
Borlase Nat. History of Cornwall fol.
Borrowed: 1799/7/15 (Monday). Returned: 1799/8/15 (Thursday).
Mr John Graham Dalyell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1797. Life dates: 1775-1851.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of Cornwall [Borlase]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.42.c. .
Confidence level: Certain
William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of Cornwall. The air, climate, waters, rivers, lakes, sea and tides; of the stones, semimetals, Metals, Tin, and the manner of mining; The Constitution of the Stannaries; Iron, Copper, Silver, Lead, and Gold, found in Cornwall. Vegetables, Rare Birds, Fishes, Shells, Reptiles, and Quadrupeds: of the inhabitants, Their Manners, Customs, Plays or Interludes, Exercises, and Festivals; the Cornish Language, Trade, Tenures, and Arts.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1758. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T139226
William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Cornwall
Borrowed: 1799/7/15 (Monday). Returned: 1799/8/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr John Graham Dalyell
Author: William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 279926
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 16
Aubreys History of Surrey 5 vol.
Borrowed: 1799/7/15 (Monday). Returned: 1799/8/15 (Thursday).
Mr John Graham Dalyell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1797. Life dates: 1775-1851.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
John Aubrey (Male, born 1626, died 1697)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history and antiquities of the county of Surrey [Aubrey]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.47.e.1-5.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
John Aubrey (Male, born 1626, died 1697)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history and antiquities of the county of Surrey. Begun in the year 1673.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1718-1719. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T89094
John Aubrey (Male, born 1626, died 1697)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey
Borrowed: 1799/7/15 (Monday). Returned: 1799/8/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr John Graham Dalyell
Author: John Aubrey (Male, born 1626, died 1697), Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 279977
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 17
Maton's Observations on the Western Counties 2 vol 8.
Borrowed: 1799/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/8/16 (Friday).
Mr John Hay Forbes of Medwyn; Lord Medwyn
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1799. Life dates: 1776-1854.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
William George Maton (Male, born 1774, died 1835)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Observations relative chiefly to the natural history, picturesque scenery, and antiquities, of the western counties of England, made in the years 1794 and 1796 [Maton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.47.c.16-17 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William George Maton (Male, born 1774, died 1835)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Observations relative chiefly to the natural history, picturesque scenery, and antiquities, of the western counties of England, made in the years 1794 and 1796.
Language: English . Published: Salisbury. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T100563
William George Maton (Male, born 1774, died 1835)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Observations Relative Chiefly to the Natural History, Picturesque Scenery, and Antiquities, of the Western Counties of England, made in the Years 1794 and 1796
Borrowed: 1799/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/8/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Hay Forbes of Medwyn; Lord Medwyn
Author: William George Maton (Male, born 1774, died 1835), Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 280004
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 18
Dissertationi Istoriche 2 vol.
Borrowed: 1799/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/8/16 (Friday).
Mr John Graham Dalyell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1797. Life dates: 1775-1851.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dissertazioni istoriche, scientifiche, erudite recitate da diversi autori in Brescia nell'adunanza letteraria del Signor Conte Giammaria Mazzuchelli.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Af].3/1.22-23.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dissertazioni istoriche, scientifiche, erudite recitate da diversi autori in Brescia nell'adunanza letteraria del conte Giammaria Mazzuchelli.
Language: Italian . Published: Brescia. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Chiaramonti, Giovanni Battista.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dissertazioni Istoriche, Scientifiche, Erudite Recitate da Diversi Autori in Brescia nell'Adunanza Letteraria del Conte Giammaria Mazzuchelli
Borrowed: 1799/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/8/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Graham Dalyell
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 280160
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 20
Sowerbys Botany 7 vol.
Borrowed: 1799/7/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/8/17 (Saturday).
Mr John Graham Dalyell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1797. Life dates: 1775-1851.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Sir James Edward Smith (Male, born 1759, died 1828), James Sowerby (Male, born 1757, died 1822)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
English botany [Sowerby]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.45/1.c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Sir James Edward Smith (Male, born 1759, died 1828), James Sowerby (Male, born 1757, died 1822)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
English botany; or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790-1814. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 36 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T147671
Sir James Edward Smith (Male, born 1759, died 1828), James Sowerby (Male, born 1757, died 1822)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants
Borrowed: 1799/7/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/8/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Graham Dalyell
Author: Sir James Edward Smith (Male, born 1759, died 1828), James Sowerby (Male, born 1757, died 1822), Genre: Natural Philosophy
English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 280190
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 20
White on the Gradations in Man
Borrowed: 1799/7/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/8/17 (Saturday).
Mr John Graham Dalyell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1797. Life dates: 1775-1851.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Charles White (Male, born 1728, died 1813)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An account of the regular gradation in man and in different animals and vegetables [White]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.1/1.a.
Confidence level: Certain
Charles White (Male, born 1728, died 1813)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An account of the regular gradation in man, and in different animals and vegetables; and from the former to the latter. Illustrated with engravings adapted to the subject.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T26909
Charles White (Male, born 1728, died 1813)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Account of the Regular Gradation in Man, and in Different Animals and Vegetables
Borrowed: 1799/7/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/8/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Graham Dalyell
Author: Charles White (Male, born 1728, died 1813), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Account of the Regular Gradation in Man, and in Different Animals and Vegetables
Record ID 280232
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 21
Salmalsius Pliniariae exertationes 2 vol fol
Borrowed: 1799/7/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/8/17 (Saturday).
Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1762-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Claude Saumaise (Male, born 1588, died 1653), C. Julius Solinus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Plinianae exercitationes ad Caii Julii Solini Polyhistora [Saumaise]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.71.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Claude Saumaise (Male, born 1588, died 1653), C. Julius Solinus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Claudii Salmasii Plinianae exercitationes in Caii Julii Solini Polyhistora. Item Caii Julii Solini Polyhistor ex veteribus libris emendatus. Accesserunt huic editioni de Homonymis hyles iatricae exercitationes antehac ineditae nec non de manna et saccharo.
Language: Latin . Published: Utrecht. Date of publication: 1689. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Claude Saumaise (Male, born 1588, died 1653), C. Julius Solinus (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Plinianae Exercitationes in Caii Julii Solini Polyhistoria. Item Caii Julii Solini Polyhistor ex Veteribus Libris Emendatus
Borrowed: 1799/7/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/8/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Author: Claude Saumaise (Male, born 1588, died 1653), C. Julius Solinus (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 280265
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 23
Beckmans History of Inventions 3 vool. 8vo
Borrowed: 1799/7/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1799/8/18 (Sunday).
Mr John Boyd Greenshiells of Drum
Gender: Male. Address: 125 Princes Street, Edinburgh.
Admission date: 1793. Life dates: d. 1845.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Johann Beckmann (Male, born 1739, died 1811)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of inventions and discoveries [Beckmann]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Beckmann (Male, born 1739, died 1811)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A history of inventions and discoveries.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Translators: Johnston, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T148500
Johann Beckmann (Male, born 1739, died 1811)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of Inventions and Discoveries
Borrowed: 1799/7/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1799/8/18 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Boyd Greenshiells of Drum
Author: Johann Beckmann (Male, born 1739, died 1811), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of Inventions and Discoveries
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 280454
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 27
Philosophical Transactions 1797
Borrowed: 1799/7/22 (Monday). Returned: 1799/8.
Mr David Cathcart of Greenfield; Lord Alloway
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1764-1829.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1797
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1799/7/22 (Monday). Returned: 1799/8.
Borrower: Mr David Cathcart of Greenfield; Lord Alloway
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1797
Record ID 280649
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 35
Spalanzanis Tracts of Animals & Vegetables 8vo
Borrowed: 1799/7/26 (Friday). Returned: 1799/9/1 (Sunday).
Mr John Smyth of Balharry
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1793. Life dates: d. 1854.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Tracts on the nature of animals and vegetables [Spallanzani]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: NC.366.c.16.
Confidence level: Certain
Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Tracts on the nature of animals and vegetables.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Abridged translation by Sir J. G. Dalyell. = John Graham Dalyell, advocate (adm. 1797)
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: N13760
Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dissertations Relative to the Natural History of Animals and Vegetables
Borrowed: 1799/7/26 (Friday). Returned: 1799/9/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Smyth of Balharry
Author: Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dissertations Relative to the Natural History of Animals and Vegetables
Record ID 280778
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 41
Russels History of Aleppo 2 vol. 4to
Borrowed: 1799/8/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/9/7 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Alexander Russell M. D. (Male, born c.1715, died 1768)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The natural history of Aleppo [Russell]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.150.b.12-13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Russell M. D. (Male, born c.1715, died 1768)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The natural history of Aleppo. Containing a description of the city, and the principal natural productions in its neighbourhood. Together with an account of the climate, inhabitants, and diseases; particularly of the plague.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T149605
Alexander Russell M. D. (Male, born c.1715, died 1768)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Natural History of Aleppo, and Parts Adjacent
Borrowed: 1799/8/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/9/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar
Author: Alexander Russell M. D. (Male, born c.1715, died 1768), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Natural History of Aleppo, and Parts Adjacent
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 280799
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 44
Cepede Histoire Naturelle des Quadripedes 2 tom 4to
Borrowed: 1799/8/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/9/13 (Friday).
Mr John Graham Dalyell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1797. Life dates: 1775-1851.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
M. le comte de Bernard Germain Etienne de La Ville sur Illon La Cépède (Male, born 1756, died 1825)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares et des serpens [Lecepede]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.4.30-31.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
M. le comte de Bernard Germain Etienne de La Ville sur Illon La Cépède (Male, born 1756, died 1825)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
M. le comte de Bernard Germain Etienne de La Ville sur Illon La Cépède (Male, born 1756, died 1825)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes
Borrowed: 1799/8/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/9/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Graham Dalyell
Author: M. le comte de Bernard Germain Etienne de La Ville sur Illon La Cépède (Male, born 1756, died 1825), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 280829
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 44
Kniphoffiij Herbarium vivum 2 fol. fol.
Borrowed: 1799/8/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/9/13 (Friday).
Mr Harry Erskine
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1746-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (Male, born 1704, died 1763)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Botanica in originali seu Herbarium vivum in quo plantarum tam indigenarum [Kniphof]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ao.5.9-10.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (Male, born 1704, died 1763)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
D. J. H. K. ... Botanica in originali seu Herbarium virum in quo plantarum ... peculiari quadam ... enchiresi atramento impressorio obductarum nominibusque suis ad methodum ... Linnæi et Ludwigii insignitarum ... Ectypa exhibentur opera et studio J. G. Trampe.
Language: Latin . Published: Halle. Date of publication: 1757-1767. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (Male, born 1704, died 1763)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Botanica in Originali seu Herbarium Virum
Borrowed: 1799/8/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/9/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Harry Erskine
Author: Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (Male, born 1704, died 1763), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Botanica in Originali seu Herbarium Virum
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 280919
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 49
Transactions of the Linnean Society tom 1.2.3
Borrowed: 1799/8/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/9/20 (Friday).
Mr James Reddie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1797. Life dates: 1775-1852.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Linnean Society of London (Unspecified, born 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Linnean Society.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: 6.825.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Linnean Society of London (Unspecified, born 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Linnean Society.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791-1800. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T152614
Linnean Society of London (Unspecified, born 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Linnean Society
Borrowed: 1799/8/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/9/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Reddie
Author: Linnean Society of London (Unspecified, born 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Linnean Society
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 282578
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 50
Imisons School of Arts 8vo
Borrowed: 1799/8/22 (Thursday). Returned: 1799/10/1 (Tuesday).
Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: 1758-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate.
John Imison (Male, died 1788)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The school of arts; or, an introduction to useful knowledge [Imison]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bl.4/2.9.
Confidence level: Certain
John Imison (Male, died 1788)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The school of arts; or, an introduction to useful knowledge, being a compilation of real experiments and improvements, in several pleasing branches of science, on the following subjects, viz. mechanics, electricity, pneumatics, hydrostatics and hydraulics, optics, clock and watch-making, and astronomy. The miscellaneous articles contain the most approved art of drawing, etching, engraving, mezzotinto scraping, aquatinta, crayon painting, gilding on glass, pots, &c. silvering looking glasses, &c. lackering, varnishing, soldering, casting in plaster, &c. cements, glues, metals for speculums, with the whole process of grinding, &c. staining wood, a composition for ornaments, objects for the microscope, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1790. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T55151
John Imison (Male, died 1788)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
School of Arts; or, An Introduction to Useful Knowledge
Borrowed: 1799/8/22 (Thursday). Returned: 1799/10/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Author: John Imison (Male, died 1788), Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 283274
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 65
Bailly de l'astronomie ancienne & moderne 4 vol.
Borrowed: 1799/9/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/10/18 (Friday).
Mr William Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1792. Life dates: d. 1847.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'astronomie moderne [Bailly]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cm.5/27-29.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'astronomie moderne, depuis la fondation de l'école d'Alexandrie, jusquà l'époque de M.D.CC.XXX., etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 5 borrowing records
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'Astronomie Moderne
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne, depuis son origine, jusqu'à l'établishment de l'école d'Alexandrie, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 5 borrowing records
Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'Astronomie Ancienne
Borrowed: 1799/9/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/10/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Clerk
Author: Jean Sylvain Bailly (Male, born 1736, died 1793), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire de l'Astronomie Moderne, Histoire de l'Astronomie Ancienne
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 283322
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 66
Gentil Voyage 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1799/9/20 (Friday). Returned: 1799/10/20 (Sunday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Guillaume-Joseph-Hyacinthe-Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de La Galaisière (Male, born 1725, died 1792)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Voyage dans les mers de l'Inde fait a l'occasion du passage de Venus [Le Gentil]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Guillaume-Joseph-Hyacinthe-Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de La Galaisière (Male, born 1725, died 1792)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Voyage dans les mers de l'Inde fait a l'occasion du passage de Venus, sur le disque du soleil le 6 Juin 1761, et le 3 du même mois 1769.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Guillaume-Joseph-Hyacinthe-Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de La Galaisière (Male, born 1725, died 1792)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Voyage dans les Mers de l'Inde fait a l'Occasion du Passage de Venus
Borrowed: 1799/9/20 (Friday). Returned: 1799/10/20 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Guillaume-Joseph-Hyacinthe-Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de La Galaisière (Male, born 1725, died 1792), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Voyage dans les Mers de l'Inde fait a l'Occasion du Passage de Venus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 283445
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 69
Walkers System of familiar Philosophy 4.to
Borrowed: 1799/9/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/11/1 (Friday).
Mr John Graham Dalyell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1797. Life dates: 1775-1851.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Adam Walker (Male, born c.1730, died 1821)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A system of familiar philosophy: in twelve lectures, being the course usually read by Mr. A. Walker.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cp.4.33.
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Walker (Male, born c.1730, died 1821)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A system of familiar philosophy: in twelve lectures, being the course usually read by Mr. A. Walker. Containing the elements and the practical uses to be drawn from the chemical properties of matter; the principles and application of mechanics; of hydrostatics; of hydraulics; of pneumatics; of magnetism; of electricity; of optics; and of astronomy. Including every material modern discovery and improvement to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T64529
Adam Walker (Male, born c.1730, died 1821)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
System of Familiar Philosophy: in twelve lectures, being the course usually read by Mr A. Walker
Borrowed: 1799/9/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/11/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Graham Dalyell
Author: Adam Walker (Male, born c.1730, died 1821), Genre: Natural Philosophy
System of Familiar Philosophy: in twelve lectures, being the course usually read by Mr A. Walker
Record ID 283562
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 70
Priestly on Light 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1799/9/27 (Friday). Returned: 1799/11/1 (Friday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The history and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light, and colours [Priestley]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cq.3.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The history and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light, and colours.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T36343
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Discoveries relating to Vision, Light, and Colours
Borrowed: 1799/9/27 (Friday). Returned: 1799/11/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Discoveries relating to Vision, Light, and Colours
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 283688
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 76
Lavoisier traite elementaire de la Chemie 2 tom
Borrowed: 1799/10/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1799/11/9 (Saturday).
Mr John Macfarlane
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1789. Life dates: d. 1846.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Traité élémentaire de chimie [Lavoisier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.30.c.[alpha].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Traité élémentaire de chimie, présenté dans un ordre nouveau, et d'après les découvertes modernes.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Antoine Laurent Lavoisier]
Borrowed: 1799/10/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1799/11/9 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Macfarlane
Author: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (Male, born 1743-8-26, died 1794-5-8), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Antoine Laurent Lavoisier]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 284048
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 84
Kirwans Mineralogy 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1799/10/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/12/1 (Sunday).
Mr James L'Amy of Dunkenny
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1794. Life dates: d. 1854.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty. Law > Sheriff.
Richard Kirwan (Male, born 1733, died 1812)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of mineralogy [Kirwan]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Kirwan (Male, born 1733, died 1812)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of mineralogy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794-1796. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T91090
Richard Kirwan (Male, born 1733, died 1812)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Mineralogy
Borrowed: 1799/10/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/12/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr James L'Amy of Dunkenny
Author: Richard Kirwan (Male, born 1733, died 1812), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 284066
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 86
Fergussons Mechanical Exercises
Borrowed: 1799/10/28 (Monday). Returned: 1799/12/1 (Sunday).
Mr John Smyth of Balharry
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1793. Life dates: d. 1854.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Select mechanical exercises [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cq.8.10.
Confidence level: Certain
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Select mechanical exercises: shewing how to construct different clocks, orreries, and sun-dials, on plain and easy principles.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: N21211
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Select Mechanical Exercises: Shewing how to Construct Different Clocks, Orreries, and Sun-Dials
Borrowed: 1799/10/28 (Monday). Returned: 1799/12/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Smyth of Balharry
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Select Mechanical Exercises: Shewing how to Construct Different Clocks, Orreries, and Sun-Dials
Record ID 284069
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 86
Do Tables & Tracts 8vo
Borrowed: 1799/10/28 (Monday). Returned: 1799/12/1 (Sunday).
Mr John Smyth of Balharry
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1793. Life dates: d. 1854.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Tables and tracts, relative to several arts and sciences [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Co.3/1.8.
Confidence level: Certain
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Tables and tracts, relative to several arts and sciences.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T131248
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Tables and Tracts, Relative to Several Arts and Sciences
Borrowed: 1799/10/28 (Monday). Returned: 1799/12/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Smyth of Balharry
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 284561
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 98
Adams on the Microscope 4tox
Borrowed: 1799/11/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1799/12/14 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Thomson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1793. Life dates: d. 1852.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Clerk of Session.
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essays on the microscope [Adams]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cq.3.8.
Confidence level: Certain
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essays on the microscope; containing a practical description of the most improved microscopes; a general history of insects, ... Illustrated with thirty-two folio plates.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T88415
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essays on the Microscope [George Adams]
Borrowed: 1799/11/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1799/12/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Thomson
Author: George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772), Genre: Natural Philosophy