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Record ID 53138
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Wallisii opera T. 1 & 2
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 6 Jul 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703)
Genre: Mathematics
Opera mathematica ...
Press: O. Shelf: 4. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi9-d.6-8. Original Author: Wallis, John, 1616-1703..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703)
Genre: Mathematics
Opera mathematica ...
Language: Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1695. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: R15595
John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703)
Genre: Mathematics
Opera Mathematica [John Wallis]
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703), Genre: Mathematics
Opera Mathematica [John Wallis]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53140
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Grews Anatomy of Plants
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/11/3 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 3 Nov 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Nehemiah Grew (Male, born 1641, died 1712)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Anatomy of plants : With an idea of
a philosophical history of plants, and several
other lectures, read before the Royal Society·
Number: 9. Original Author: Grew, Nehemiah, 1641-1712.. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm2-d.1 . Press: Q. Shelf: 4.
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: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/11/3 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Williamson
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 53134
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Priestly's Electricity
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 6 Jul 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of electricity, : with original experiments
Press: D. Shelf: 7. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-e.1 . Original Author: Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804..
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The history and present state of electricity, with original experiments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 20
ESTC: T36344
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Record ID 53133
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Atlas Fred. de Wit.
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 10 May 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Frederik de Wit (Male, died 1712)
Atlas major.
Press: O. Shelf: 1. Number: 2. Original Author: Wit, Frederik de..
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Frederik de Wit (Male, died 1712)
Record ID 53141
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Linnæi Genera Plantarum
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/11/3 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 3 Nov 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Genera plantarum eorumque characteres naturales secundum numerum, figuram, situm, et proportionem omnium fructificationis partium
Press: AN. Shelf: 7. Number: 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn1-k.2 . Original Author: Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778..
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: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/11/3 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Linnaeus (Male, born 1707, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 53142
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Natural History of Carolina Folis 2 Vol:
Borrowed: 1776/7/26 (Friday). Returned: 1776/9/6 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 26 Jul 1776. Original Returned Date: 6 Sep 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Mark Catesby (Male, born 1683, died 1749)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants.
Press: O. Shelf: 4. Number: 14, 15. Original Author: Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749..
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: 1776/7/26 (Friday). Returned: 1776/9/6 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
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 53143
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Blackstone's Commentaries 4 Vols
Borrowed: 1776/11/3 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 3 Nov 1776. Original Returned Date: 10 May 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Commentaries on the laws of England. In four books.
Press: AA. Shelf: 8. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm1-h.3-6. Original Author: Blackstone, William, Sir, 1723-1780..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Commentaries on the laws of England. In four books.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 22 borrowing records
ESTC: T57761
Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Commentaries on the Laws of England
Borrowed: 1776/11/3 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780), Genre: Law
Commentaries on the Laws of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 53145
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Newton's Principia
Borrowed: 1776/11/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Nov 1776. Original Returned Date: 10 May 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.
Press: BB. Shelf: 6. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm9-g.1. Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Auctore Isaaco Newtono, Equite Aurato.
Language: Latin . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1713. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 63 borrowing records
ESTC: T93210
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Borrowed: 1776/11/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 53136
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Modern Universal History V. 43
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 6 Jul 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: History
Modern part of an universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Press: AT. Shelf: 1. Number: 6,7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-g.18,19; Sp Coll Bl10-h.1-20; Sp Coll Bl10-i.1-22; Sp Coll Bl10-i.1-22.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 43
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 43
Record ID 53131
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Smith's Optics 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 6 Jul 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Compleat system of opticks, in four books, viz. a popular, a mathematical, a mechanical, and a philosophical treatise.
Press: BB. Shelf: 6. Number: 7 & 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm6-f.7-8. Original Author: Smith, Robert, 1689-1768..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
A compleat system of opticks in four books, viz. A popular, a mathematical, a mechanical, and a philosophical treatise : To which are added Remarks upon the whole. / By Robert Smith LL.D. Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge, and Master of Mechanicks to his Majesty.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge | London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 67 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T100004
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Compleat System of Opticks
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768), Genre: Mathematics
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53132
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Atlas par Robert
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/12 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 12 Jul 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas universel.
Press: O. Shelf: 4. Number: 14. Original Author: Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766..
Confidence level: Very likely
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas Universel par M. Robert ... et par M. Robert de Vaugondy son fils, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1757. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 19
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas Universel [Gilles Robert De Vaugondy]
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/12 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766), Genre: Travel
Record ID 53128
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Newton's Principia 3 Vols.
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 6 Jul 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica ... perpetuis commentariis illustrata, communi studio PP. Thomae Le Seur et Francisci Jacquier.
Press: AY. Shelf: 1. Number: 11&c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-g.2-4. Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica ... perpetuis commentariis illustrata, communi studio P. P. Thomae Le Seur & Francisci Jacquier ... Editio altera longè accuratior & emendatior.
Language: Latin . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 4to.
Editors: Leseur, Thomas, 1703-1770; Jacquier, François, 1711-1788.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 20 borrowing records
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53139
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Kersey's Algebra
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 6 Jul 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Elements of that mathematical art commonly called algebra: expounded in four books.
Press: S. Shelf: 6. Number: 23. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk9-e.9 . Original Author: Kersey, John, 1616-1690?..
Confidence level: Certain
John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Elements of that mathematical art commonly called algebra: expounded in four books.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1673. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: R35421
John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Elements of that Mathematical Art Commonly called Algebra
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690), Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 53129
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Opuscula V. 1 & 2
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/6/26 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 26 Jun 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscula mathematica, philosophica et philologica
Press: B. Shelf: 7. Number: 3, 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-f.8-10. Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Isaaci Newtoni ... Opuscula mathematica, philosophica et philologica.
Language: Latin . Published: Lausanne. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 12 borrowing records
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/6/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53137
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Archimedes
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 6 Jul 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Archimedes (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Opera, quae quidem extant, omnia ... nunc ... primùm et Graecè et Latinè in lucem edita. Adiecta quoque sunt Eutocii Ascalonitae in eosdem Archimedis libros commentaria, item Graecè et Latinè, nunquam antea excusa.
Press: G. Shelf: 6. Number: 7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl4-d.18 . Original Author: Archimedes..
Confidence level: Certain
Archimedes (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Ἀρχιμηδους του Συρακουσιου, τα μεχρι νυν σωζομενα ἁπαντα. Archimedis Syracusani ... Opera quæ quidem extant omnia ... nunc primum & Græce & Latine in lucem edita ... Adiecta quo sunt Eutochii Ascalonitæ in eosdem Archimedis libros commentaria, item Græce & Latine nunquam antea excusa.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Basel. Date of publication: 1544. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 13
Archimedes (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Works of Archimedes
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Archimedes (Male), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 53135
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Blair's Tables
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 6 Jul 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
Chronology and history of
the world, from the creation to 1756 the year of
Christ 1753, illustrated in LVI tables ...
Number: 4. Original Author: Blair, John.. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll RX 102 . Press: G. Shelf: 1.
Confidence level: Certain
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
The chronology and history of the world, from the creation to the year of Christ, 1753; Illustrated in LVI tables; of which IV are introductory & include the centurys prior to the Ist. Olympiad; and each of the remaining LII contain in one expanded view. 50 years or half a century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T65176
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
Chronology and History of the World [John Blair]
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Blair (Male, died 1782), Genre: History
Record ID 53130
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
Busching's Geography V. 1 & 3
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Jun 1776. Original Returned Date: 6 Jul 1776.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New system of geography.
Press: D. Shelf: 5. Number: 1 &c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi1-e.4-9. Original Author: Büsching, Anton Friedrich, 1724-1793..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new system of geography: in which is given, a general account of the situation and limits, the manners, history, ... of the several kingdoms and states.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T130253
Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New System of Geography
Borrowed: 1776/6/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/7/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 53146
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 67v
The Phoenix 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1776/11/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/1/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Nov 1776. Original Returned Date: 29 Jan 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Dunton (Male, born 1659, died 1733)
Genre: Periodicals
Phenix, or a collection of choice, scarce, and valuable tracts, being taken from manuscripts and printed books, very uncommon, and not to be found but in the libraries of the curious.
Press: AV. Shelf: 3. Number: 7&8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh10-h.8-9. Original Author: Dunton, John..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Dunton (Male, born 1659, died 1733)
Genre: Periodicals
The Phenix: or, a Revival of scarce and valuable pieces from the remotest antiquity down to the present times.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1707-1708. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: P3207
John Dunton (Male, born 1659, died 1733)
Genre: Periodicals
Phenix: or, A Revival of Scarce and Valuable Pieces from the Remotest Antiquity Down to the Present Times
Borrowed: 1776/11/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/1/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Dunton (Male, born 1659, died 1733), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53166
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Robertsons His. Charles 5.th Vol. 1
Borrowed: 1778/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 8 May 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the reign of the Emperor Charles V.
Press: AH. Shelf: 1. Number: 13. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm2-f.7-9. Original Author: Robertson, William, 1721-1793..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 603 times in 452 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1778/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 53156
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Velly Histoire de France Tom: 5 & 6
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Sep 1777. Original Returned Date: 18 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Paul François Velly (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire de France depuis l'établissement de la monarchie jusqu'au regne de Louis XIV.
Press: N. Shelf: 10. Number: 11. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi9-k.1-24. Original Author: Velly, Paul-François..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Paul François Velly (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire de France depuis l'établissement de la monarchie jusqu'au regne de Louis XIV.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1769-1774. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 23 borrowing records
Paul François Velly (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire de France depuis l'établissement de la Monarchie jusqu'au Regne de Louis XIV
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Paul François Velly (Male), Genre: History
Histoire de France depuis l'établissement de la Monarchie jusqu'au Regne de Louis XIV
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 53147
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Angell's Stenography
Borrowed: 1777/1/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/21 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 16 Jan 1777. Original Returned Date: 21 May 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Angell (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Stenography : or shorthand improved...
Press: AU. Shelf: 5. Number: 19. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-k.22 . Original Author: Angell, John, -1764..
Confidence level: Certain
John Angell (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Stenography; or, short-hand improved: being the most compendious, lineal, and easy method hitherto extant. The Persons, Moods, Tenses of Particles which most frequently occur, are adapted to join with Ease & Accuracy at pleasure: The Rules are Laid down with such propriety, Consistence & Prspicuily that the Practitioner will need no other Maistarce. The Whole Illustrated with In a Alphabetical Praxis, adapted to all Purposes in general, but more particularly to the three learned Profisions: namely, Law, Physic & Divinity.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 48
ESTC: T89712
John Angell (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Stenography; or, Short-hand Improved
Borrowed: 1777/1/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Angell (Male, died 1764), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 53152
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Hawkesworth's Voyages V. 2d
Borrowed: 1777/4/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 10 Apr 1777. Original Returned Date: 10 May 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the voyages undertaken by the order of his present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour : drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks.
Press: T. Shelf: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh2-e.12-14. Original Author: Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks,
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 119 times in 42 borrowing records
ESTC: T74465
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1777/4/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 53154
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Life of Hariot Steuart 2 Vo.
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Aug 1777. Original Returned Date: 5 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Charlotte Lennox (Female, born c.1729, died 1804)
Genre: Fiction
Life of Harriot Stuart, written by herself.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk2-k.1-2. Original Author: Lennox, Charlotte.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Charlotte Lennox (Female, born c.1729, died 1804)
Genre: Fiction
The life of Harriot Stuart. Written by herself. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: T71313
Charlotte Lennox (Female, born c.1729, died 1804)
Genre: Fiction
Life of Harriot Stuart
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Charlotte Lennox (Female, born c.1729, died 1804), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53151
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Stanley's History of Philosophy
Borrowed: 1777/2/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/7/6 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 20 Feb 1777. Original Returned Date: 6 Jul 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Thomas Stanley (Male, born 1625, died 1678)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
History of philosophy: containing the lives, opinions, actions, and discourses of the philosophers of every sect. Illustrated with the effigies of divers of them.
Press: L. Shelf: 6. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-c.9 . Original Author: Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678..
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Stanley (Male, born 1625, died 1678)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The history of philosophy: containing the lives, opinions, actions and discourses of the philosophers of every sect.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1701. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 55
ESTC: T102824
Thomas Stanley (Male, born 1625, died 1678)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
History of Philosophy [Thomas Stanley]
Borrowed: 1777/2/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/7/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Thomas Stanley (Male, born 1625, died 1678), Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 53172
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Dow's History of Indostan 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1778/5/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1779/3/9 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 19 May 1778. Original Returned Date: 9 Mar 1779.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623)
Genre: History
History of Hindostan.
Press: AH. Shelf: 6. Number: 8 & 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-d.15,16. Original Author: Ferishta, Mohammed Kasim..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623)
Genre: History
The history of Hindostan; from the earliest account of time, to the death of Akbar; translated from the Persian of Mahummud Casim Ferishta of Delhi: Together with A Dissertation Concerning the Religion and Philosophy of the Brahmins; With an appendix, containing the history of the Mogul empire, from its decline in the reign of Mahummud Shaw, to the present times.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768-1772. Format: 4to.
Translators: Dow, Alexander, - 1779.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 57 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T91573
Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623)
Genre: History
History of Hindostan; from the Earliest Account of Time, to the Death of Akbar
Borrowed: 1778/5/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1779/3/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah (Male, born 1552, died 1623), Genre: History
History of Hindostan; from the Earliest Account of Time, to the Death of Akbar
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53159
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Ancient Univ. History V. 16, 17, 18, 19th 20
Borrowed: 1777/11/7 (Friday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Nov 1777. Original Returned Date: 8 May 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: History
Universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Press: AT. Shelf: 1. Number: 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-f.22-24. Original Author: Campbell, John, 1708-1775..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1777/11/7 (Friday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20
Record ID 53164
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Kersey's Algebra
Borrowed: 1778/1/18 (Sunday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 18 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Elements of that mathematical art commonly called algebra: expounded in four books.
Press: S. Shelf: 6. Number: 23. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk9-e.9 . Original Author: Kersey, John, 1616-1690?..
Confidence level: Certain
John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Elements of that mathematical art commonly called algebra: expounded in four books.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1673. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: R35421
John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Elements of that Mathematical Art Commonly called Algebra
Borrowed: 1778/1/18 (Sunday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Kersey (Male, born 1616, died c.1690), Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 53157
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Millers Gardners Dict: 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Sep 1777. Original Returned Date: 18 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gardeners dictionary [Miller]
Press: BU. Shelf: 3. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi4-c.5-6. Original Author: Miller, Philip, 1691-1771..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving The Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden, As Also, The Physick Garden, Wilderness, Conservatory, and Vineyard; According to the Practice of the Most Experienc’d Gardeners of the Present Age. Interspers’d with The History of the Plants, the Characters of each Genus, and the Names of all the particular Species, in Latin and English; and an Explanation of all the Terms used in Botany and Gardening. Together with Accounts of the Nature and Use of Barometers, Thermometers, and Hygrometers, proper for Gardeners; And of the Origin, Causes, and Nature of Meteors, and the particular Influences of Air, Earth, Fire and Water upon Vegetation, according to the best Natural Philosophers. Adorn’d with copper plates. By Philip Miller, Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their Botanick Garden at Chelsea, and F. R. S.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: N18273
Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gardeners Dictionary
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53161
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Newtons Principia wt Jesuits Com. 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica ... perpetuis commentariis illustrata, communi studio PP. Thomae Le Seur et Francisci Jacquier.
Press: AY. Shelf: 1. Number: 11&c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-g.2-4. Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica ... perpetuis commentariis illustrata, communi studio P. P. Thomae Le Seur & Francisci Jacquier ... Editio altera longè accuratior & emendatior.
Language: Latin . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 4to.
Editors: Leseur, Thomas, 1703-1770; Jacquier, François, 1711-1788.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 20 borrowing records
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53162
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Spences Polymetis
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists ... In ten books.
Press: K. Shelf: 4. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-a.11 . Original Author: Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768..
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 21
ESTC: T130824
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Record ID 53150
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Robertson's History of Scotland. 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1777/2/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 20 Feb 1777. Original Returned Date: 10 May 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scotch history previous to that period; and an appendix containing original papers.
Press: H. Shelf: 7. Number: 1.2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh5-e.3-4. Original Author: Robertson, William, 1721-1793..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scotch history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 407 times in 307 borrowing records
ESTC: T78970
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1777/2/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1777/5/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53168
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Andrew Stuarts Letters
Borrowed: 1778/3/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1778/3/11 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Mar 1778. Original Returned Date: 11 Mar 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Andrew Stuart (Male, born 1725, died 1801)
Genre: Law
Letters to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield, from Andrew Stuart, Esq.
Press: A. Shelf: 12. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bf72-c.13 . Original Author: Stuart, Andrew, 1725-1801..
Confidence level: Certain
Andrew Stuart (Male, born 1725, died 1801)
Genre: Law
Letters to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield, from Andrew Stuart, Esqr.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T181577
Andrew Stuart (Male, born 1725, died 1801)
Genre: Law
Letters to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield, from Andrew Stuart, Esq.
Borrowed: 1778/3/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1778/3/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Andrew Stuart (Male, born 1725, died 1801), Genre: Law
Letters to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield, from Andrew Stuart, Esq.
Record ID 53170
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Smith's Opticks 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1778/4/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Apr 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Compleat system of opticks, in four books, viz. a popular, a mathematical, a mechanical, and a philosophical treatise.
Press: BB. Shelf: 6. Number: 7 & 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm6-f.7-8. Original Author: Smith, Robert, 1689-1768..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
A compleat system of opticks in four books, viz. A popular, a mathematical, a mechanical, and a philosophical treatise : To which are added Remarks upon the whole. / By Robert Smith LL.D. Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge, and Master of Mechanicks to his Majesty.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge | London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 67 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T100004
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Compleat System of Opticks
Borrowed: 1778/4/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768), Genre: Mathematics
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53155
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Ladys drawring Room
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Aug 1777. Original Returned Date: 5 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: Fiction
Lady's drawing room. Being a
faithful picture of the great world in which the
various humours of both sexes are display'd. Drawn from the life: and
interspers'd with entertaining and affecting novels.
Number: [blank]. Original Author: Lady's Drawing Room.. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk2-k.5 . Press: [blank]. Shelf: [blank].
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
The lady’s drawing room. Being a faithfull picture of the great world. In which the various humours of both sexes are display’d. Drawn from the life: and Interspers’d with entertaining and affecting Novels.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 14
ESTC: T80582
Genre: Fiction
Lady’s Drawing Room. Being a Faithful Picture of the Great World
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Genre: Fiction
Lady’s Drawing Room. Being a Faithful Picture of the Great World
Record ID 53173
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Newtoni Opulcula [sic] 3 Voll.
Borrowed: 1778/12/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/4/29 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Dec 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1779.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscula mathematica, philosophica et philologica.
Press: B. Shelf: 7. Number: 3.4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-f.8-10. Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Isaaci Newtoni ... Opuscula mathematica, philosophica et philologica.
Language: Latin . Published: Lausanne. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 12 borrowing records
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica
Borrowed: 1778/12/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/4/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53167
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Blairs Chronology
Borrowed: 1778/2/13 (Friday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 Feb 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
Chronology and history of
the world, from the creation to 1756 the year of
Christ 1753, illustrated in LVI tables ...
Number: 4. Original Author: Blair, John.. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll RX 102 . Press: G. Shelf: 1.
Confidence level: Certain
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
The chronology and history of the world, from the creation to the year of Christ, 1753; Illustrated in LVI tables; of which IV are introductory & include the centurys prior to the Ist. Olympiad; and each of the remaining LII contain in one expanded view. 50 years or half a century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T65176
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
Chronology and History of the World [John Blair]
Borrowed: 1778/2/13 (Friday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Blair (Male, died 1782), Genre: History
Record ID 53171
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Priestly's Electricity 4to
Borrowed: 1778/5/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 May 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of electricity, : with original experiments
Press: D. Shelf: 7. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-e.1 . Original Author: Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804..
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The history and present state of electricity, with original experiments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 20
ESTC: T36344
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Borrowed: 1778/5/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Record ID 53160
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Wallis Opera Math: 3 Tom.
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703)
Genre: Mathematics
Opera mathematica ...
Press: O. Shelf: 4. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi9-d.6-8. Original Author: Wallis, John, 1616-1703..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703)
Genre: Mathematics
Opera mathematica ...
Language: Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1695. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: R15595
John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703)
Genre: Mathematics
Opera Mathematica [John Wallis]
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Wallis (Male, born 1616, died 1703), Genre: Mathematics
Opera Mathematica [John Wallis]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53148
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Potters Greek Antiquities 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1777/1/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/3/26 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Jan 1777. Original Returned Date: 26 Mar 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaeologia Graeca: or, the antiquities of Greece.
Press: CA. Shelf: 6. Number: 6.7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-i.4,5. Original Author: Potter, John, 1674?-1747..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologia græca, or, the antiquities of Greece.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1715. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 76 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: T22354
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Borrowed: 1777/1/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/3/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747), Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53163
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Musschenbrock Philosoph. Nat. 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/3/12 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 12 Mar 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introductio ad philosophiam naturalem.
Press: AB. Shelf: 4. Number: 12 13. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn2-f.14-15. Original Author: Musschenbroek, Pieter Van..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introductio ad philosophiam naturalem.
Language: Latin . Published: Leiden. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 30 borrowing records
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural Philosophy [Pieter Van Musschenbroek]
Borrowed: 1778/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1778/3/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural Philosophy [Pieter Van Musschenbroek]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53158
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
The Figure of the Earth
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Sep 1777. Original Returned Date: 18 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Figure of the earth,
determined from observations made by order of the
French king at the polar circle ... Translated from the French.
Number: 17. Original Author: Maupertuis, 1698-1759.. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh8-f.21 . Press: AF. Shelf: 19.
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The figure of the Earth, Determined from Observations Made by Order of the French King, at the Polar Circle: by Messrs de Maupertuis, Camus, Clairaut, Le Monnier, Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences; The Abbé Outhier, Correspondent of the Academy; and Mr. Celsius, Professor of Astronomy at Upsal. Translated from the French of M. de Maupertuis.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T97821
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Figure of the Earth, Determined from Observations Made by Order of the French King, at the Polar Circle
Borrowed: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Returned: 1777/9/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 53153
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Memoirs of a Man of Pleasure 2 V.
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Aug 1777. Original Returned Date: 5 Sep 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Henri-François de La Solle (Male, died 1761)
Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of a man of pleasure, or the adventures of Versorand. [Translated from the French].
Press: AE. Shelf: 12. Number: 1,2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.28-29. Original Author: La Solle, Henri-François de, -1761..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Henri-François de La Solle (Male, died 1761)
Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of a man of pleasure, or the adventures of Versorand.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T138028
Henri-François de La Solle (Male, died 1761)
Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of a Man of Pleasure, or The Adventures of Versorand
Borrowed: 1777/8/17 (Sunday). Returned: 1777/9/5 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Henri-François de La Solle (Male, died 1761), Genre: Fiction
Memoirs of a Man of Pleasure, or The Adventures of Versorand
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53169
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Joannis Voet Comm. ad Pandectas 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1778/4/17 (Friday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Apr 1778. Original Returned Date: 8 May 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Johannes Voet (Male, born 1647, died 1713)
Genre: Law
Commentarius ad Pandectas.
Press: V. Shelf: 5. Number: 3.4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh1-c.9-10. Original Author: Voet, Johannes, 1647-1713..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Voet (Male, born 1647, died 1713)
Genre: Law
Johannis Voet ... Commentarius ad Pandectas. In quo præter Romani juris principia ac controversias illustriores jus etiam hodiernum, et præcipuæ fori quæstiones excutiuntur.
Language: Latin . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1734. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 10 borrowing records
Johannes Voet (Male, born 1647, died 1713)
Genre: Law
Commentarius ad Pandectas
Borrowed: 1778/4/17 (Friday). Returned: 1778/5/8 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Johannes Voet (Male, born 1647, died 1713), Genre: Law
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53165
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Atlas par Robert
Borrowed: 1778/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas universel.
Press: O. Shelf: 4. Number: 14. Original Author: Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766..
Confidence level: Very likely
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas Universel par M. Robert ... et par M. Robert de Vaugondy son fils, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1757. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 19
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas Universel [Gilles Robert De Vaugondy]
Borrowed: 1778/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/4/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766), Genre: Travel
Record ID 53149
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68r
Julius Pollux 2 Vol.
Borrowed: 1777/1/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/3/26 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Jan 1777. Original Returned Date: 26 Mar 1777.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Julius Pollux (Male, born 180, died 238)
Genre: Reference Works
Onomasticum Graece et Latine.
Press: U. Shelf: 3. Number: 7, 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi10-d.8-9. Original Author: Pollux, Julius, 180-238..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Julius Pollux (Male, born 180, died 238)
Genre: Reference Works
Ἰουλιου Πολυδευκους Ὀνομαστικον ἐν βιβλιοις δεκα. J. Pollucis onomasticum Græce et Latine.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1706. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Julius Pollux (Male, born 180, died 238)
Genre: Reference Works
Onomasticum Graece et Latine
Borrowed: 1777/1/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/3/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Julius Pollux (Male, born 180, died 238), Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53179
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Dowglas's Virgil 4to /Mr Jas Forbes/
Borrowed: 1779/6/7 (Monday). Returned: 1779/7/4 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Jun 1779. Original Returned Date: 4 Jul 1779.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Mr James Forbes
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Xiii bukes of Eneados of the famose poete Virgill.
Press: CM. Shelf: 5. Number: 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll BDA1-a.8. Original Author: Virgil..
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The ·xiii. bukes of Eneados of the famose poete Virgill translatet out of Latyne verses into Scottish metir, bi the Reuerend Father in God, Mayster Gawin Douglas Bishop of Dunkel & vnkil to the Erle of Angus. Euery buke hauing hys perticular prologe.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1553. Format: 4to.
Translators: Douglas, Gawin, 1474?-1522.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: S119190
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Aeneid
Borrowed: 1779/6/7 (Monday). Returned: 1779/7/4 (Sunday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , Mr James Forbes
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 53184
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Douglas's Peerage
Borrowed: 1780/5/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1780/4/29 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 May 1780. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1780.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
Peerage of Scotland, containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, from their origin to the present generation.
Press: Gallery. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-b.10 . Original Author: Douglas, Robert, Sir, 1694-1770..
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
The peerage of Scotland, containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, from their Origin to the present Generation: collected from the public records, and ancient chartularies of this nation, the Charters, and other Writings of the Nobility, and the Works of our best Historians.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1764. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T145745
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
Peerage of Scotland, containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom
Borrowed: 1780/5/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1780/4/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770), Genre: History
Record ID 53175
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Ancient Universal History Vols 6, 7, 11, 12, & 13
Borrowed: 1778/12/21 (Monday). Returned: 1779/4/29 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 21 Dec 1778. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1779.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: History
Universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Press: AT. Shelf: 1. Number: 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-f.22-24. Original Author: Campbell, John, 1708-1775..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1778/12/21 (Monday). Returned: 1779/4/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13
Record ID 53192
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Hume's Essays Vol. 1 (M.r D. W
Borrowed: 1781/11/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/5/8 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Nov 1781. Original Returned Date: 8 May 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Mr D. W.
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises on several subjects.
Press: CL. Shelf: 4. Number: 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh2-f.9-10. Original Author: Hume, David, 1711-1776..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises on several subjects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T33493
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects
Borrowed: 1781/11/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/5/8 (Wednesday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , Mr D. W.
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 53188
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Smellie's Midwifery Vol. 1 (M.r Pyne)
Borrowed: 1781/3/9 (Friday). Returned: 1782/2/25 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 Mar 1781. Original Returned Date: 25 Feb 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Mr Pyne
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery.
Press: AH. Shelf: 6. Number: 24. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-h.8-10. Original Author: Smellie, William, 1697-1763..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery. By W. Smellie, M. D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752-1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 56 times in 22 borrowing records
ESTC: T141453
William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery
Borrowed: 1781/3/9 (Friday). Returned: 1782/2/25 (Monday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , Mr Pyne
Author: William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 53182
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Hume's History V. 1.st
Borrowed: 1780/2/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1780/3/9 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 23 Feb 1780. Original Returned Date: 9 Mar 1780.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the accession of Henry VII.
Press: E. Shelf: 8. Number: 1, 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn9-g.2-4. Original Author: Hume, David, 1711-1776..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, under the House of Tudor. Comprehending the reigns of K. Henry VII. K. Henry VIII. K Edward VI. Q. Mary, and Q. Elizabeth. By David Hume, Esq; In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 52 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: T85928
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1780/2/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1780/3/9 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 53187
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Halleri Primae lineae (M.r Pyne)
Borrowed: 1781/3/9 (Friday). Returned: 1782/2/25 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 Mar 1781. Original Returned Date: 25 Feb 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Mr Pyne
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Primae lineae physiologiae, in usum praelectionum academicarum, ad editionem tertio auctam et emendatum expressae. Accedit rerum index.
Press: AQ. Shelf: 6. Number: 17. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl8-g.17. Original Author: Haller, Albrecht von, 1708-1777..
Confidence level: Certain
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Alberti v. Haller, Domini In Goumoens LE Iux ET Eclagnens. M. ET Phil. D. Praesidis Societ. Reg. Scient. Gotting, Acad. Imp. N. Cur. ET Regg. SC. Gall. ET Chir. Gall. Brit. Boruss. Suec. ET Ups. Bonon. Batav. Bavar. Florent. Arcad. Helvet. Oecon. Bern. Sod. In Supremo Senatu Reip. Bernensis Ducentum Viri, primæ lineæ physiologiæ, in usum prælectionum academicarum, ad editionem tertio auctam & emendatam expressæ.
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 53
ESTC: T125939
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Primae Lineae Physiologiae, in Usum Praelectionum Academicarum
Borrowed: 1781/3/9 (Friday). Returned: 1782/2/25 (Monday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , Mr Pyne
Author: Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777), Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Primae Lineae Physiologiae, in Usum Praelectionum Academicarum
Record ID 53180
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Robertson's History of America 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1779/10/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1780/3/5 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Oct 1779. Original Returned Date: 5 Mar 1780.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America.
Press: Gallery. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm2-f.4-6. Original Author: Robertson, William, 1721-1793..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 217 times in 149 borrowing records
ESTC: T78961
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1779/10/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1780/3/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53189
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Watson's Hist. of Philip 2d 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1781/7/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1782/4/16 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Jul 1781. Original Returned Date: 16 Apr 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
History of the reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.
Press: E. Shelf: 9. Number: 2, 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh5-e.10-11. Original Author: Watson, Robert, 1730?-1781..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 121 times in 80 borrowing records
ESTC: T107803
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Borrowed: 1781/7/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1782/4/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781), Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53181
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Berkenhout's Biographia Literaria Vol. 1
Borrowed: 1779/10/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1780/7/5 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Oct 1779. Original Returned Date: 5 Jul 1780.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Berkenhout (Male, born c.1730, died 1791)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Biographia literaria; or a biographical history of literature: containing the lives of English, Scottish, and Irish authors, from the dawn of letters in these kingdoms to the present time, chronologically and classically arranged
Press: CR. Shelf: 2. Number: 18. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi8-e.1 . Original Author: Berkenhout, John, 1730?-1791..
Confidence level: Certain
John Berkenhout (Male, born c.1730, died 1791)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Biographia literaria; or a biographical history of literature: containing the lives of English, Scotish, and Irish authors, From The Dawn Of Letters In These Kingdoms To The Present Time, chronologically and classically arranged.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T139225
John Berkenhout (Male, born c.1730, died 1791)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Biographia Literaria; or A Biographical History of Literature
Borrowed: 1779/10/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1780/7/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Berkenhout (Male, born c.1730, died 1791), Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Biographia Literaria; or A Biographical History of Literature
Record ID 53183
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Hist. Philosophie de Raynal 6 Tomes.
Borrowed: 1780/3/20 (Monday). Returned: 1780/11/22 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 20 Mar 1780. Original Returned Date: 22 Nov 1780.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Histoire philosophique et politique, des établissemens et du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes.
Press: AS. Shelf: 10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl1-h.1-6. Original Author: Raynal, abbé (Guillaume-Thomas-François), 1713-1796..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens & du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 29 borrowing records
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies
Borrowed: 1780/3/20 (Monday). Returned: 1780/11/22 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 53178
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Douglas' Peerage Fol.
Borrowed: 1779/4/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1780/4/12 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 14 Apr 1779. Original Returned Date: 12 Apr 1780.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
Peerage of Scotland, containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, from their origin to the present generation.
Press: Gallery. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-b.10 . Original Author: Douglas, Robert, Sir, 1694-1770..
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
The peerage of Scotland, containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, from their Origin to the present Generation: collected from the public records, and ancient chartularies of this nation, the Charters, and other Writings of the Nobility, and the Works of our best Historians.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1764. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T145745
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
Peerage of Scotland, containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom
Borrowed: 1779/4/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1780/4/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770), Genre: History
Record ID 53176
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Robertson's History of Scotland 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1778/12/28 (Monday). Returned: 1779/3/9 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Dec 1778. Original Returned Date: 9 Mar 1779.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scotch history previous to that period; and an appendix containing original papers.
Press: H. Shelf: 7. Number: 1.2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh5-e.3-4. Original Author: Robertson, William, 1721-1793..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scotch history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 407 times in 307 borrowing records
ESTC: T78970
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1778/12/28 (Monday). Returned: 1779/3/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53177
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Newtoni Principia (for M.r Swinton)
Borrowed: 1779/2/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1779/4/29 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Feb 1779. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1779.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Mr Swinton
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.
Press: BB. Shelf: 6. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm9-g.1. Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Auctore Isaaco Newtono, Equite Aurato.
Language: Latin . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1713. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 63 borrowing records
ESTC: T93210
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Borrowed: 1779/2/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1779/4/29 (Thursday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , Mr Swinton
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 53185
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Robertson's H. of Ch. V. 3 Vols.
Borrowed: 1780/8/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1780/4/29 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 Aug 1780. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1780.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the reign of the Emperor Charles V.
Press: AH. Shelf: 1. Number: 13. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm2-f.7-9. Original Author: Robertson, William, 1721-1793..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 603 times in 452 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1780/8/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1780/4/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53190
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Oeuvres De Maupertius 1 and 2.d Tom. (M.r W. Lindsay)
Borrowed: 1781/8/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1781/9/1 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 11 Aug 1781. Original Returned Date: 1 Sep 1781.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Oeuvres [Maupertius].
Press: N. Shelf: 4. Number: 20&c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi1-h.5-8. Original Author: Maupertuis, 1698-1759..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Oeuvres de M. de Maupertuis.
Language: French . Published: Lyon. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 19 borrowing records
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Oeuvres de Maupertuis
Borrowed: 1781/8/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1781/9/1 (Saturday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Male, born 1698, died 1759), Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53191
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Mitand's Method of the French Tongue (M.r W. Linsday
Borrowed: 1781/8/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/7/24 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 15 Aug 1781. Original Returned Date: 24 Jul 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Louis Huguenin du Mitand (Male)
Genre: Education
Succinct but conspicuous method of acquiring such a number of words in the French language.
Press: AC. Shelf: 9. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-g.24 . Original Author: Huguenin du Mitand, Louis..
Confidence level: Certain
Louis Huguenin du Mitand (Male)
Genre: Education
A succinct but conspicuous method of acquiring in a very short time, ... such a number of words in the French language as will prove sufficient to enable learners, ... to converse in that tongue.
Language: English | French . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T65407
Louis Huguenin du Mitand (Male)
Genre: Education
Succinct but Conspicuous Method of Acquiring the French Language
Borrowed: 1781/8/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/7/24 (Wednesday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: Louis Huguenin du Mitand (Male), Genre: Education
Succinct but Conspicuous Method of Acquiring the French Language
Record ID 53174
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Goldsmith's History of the Earth &c. Vol. 3d
Borrowed: 1778/12/18 (Friday). Returned: 1778/12/23 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 18 Dec 1778. Original Returned Date: 23 Dec 1778.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the earth, and animated nature.
Press: AM. Shelf: 7. Number: 6, 14. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn3-k.1-8. Original Author: Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
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: 1778/12/18 (Friday). Returned: 1778/12/23 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 53186
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v
Helsham's Lectures (M.r Forbes)
Borrowed: 1780/11/24 (Friday). Returned: 1781/5/9 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Nov 1780. Original Returned Date: 9 May 1781.
Mr James Forbes
Gender: Male.
James Williamson
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Richard Helsham (Male, born c.1682, died 1738)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Course of lectures in natural philosophy.
Press: AO. Shelf: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh8-f.22 . Original Author: Helsham, Richard, 1682?-1738..
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Helsham (Male, born c.1682, died 1738)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
A course of lectures in natural philosophy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1743. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T126719
Richard Helsham (Male, born c.1682, died 1738)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy
Borrowed: 1780/11/24 (Friday). Returned: 1781/5/9 (Wednesday).
Borrowers: Mr James Forbes , James Williamson
Author: Richard Helsham (Male, born c.1682, died 1738), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 53193
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Ancient universal History
Borrowed: 1781/11/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1781/12/27 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Nov 1781. Original Returned Date: 27 Dec 1781.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: History
Universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Press: AT. Shelf: 1. Number: 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-f.22-24. Original Author: Campbell, John, 1708-1775..
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1781/11/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1781/12/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 53205
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Walpole's Historical doubts
Borrowed: 1782/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/3/9 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1782. Original Returned Date: 9 Mar 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: History
Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard the Third.
Press: AH. Shelf: 12. Number: 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-h.10 . Original Author: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797..
Confidence level: Certain
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: History
Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard the Third
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T6305
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: History
Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third
Borrowed: 1782/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/3/9 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797), Genre: History
Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third
Record ID 53196
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Leland's Diestical Writers (M.r W. Lindsay) Vol. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1781/12/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/7/12 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Dec 1781. Original Returned Date: 12 Jul 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
View of the principal deistical writers that have appeared in England in the last and present century; with observations upon them, and some account of the answers that have been published against them. In several letters to a friend…
Press: AQ. Shelf: 6. Number: 2,3,4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-h.1-3. Original Author: Leland, John, 1691-1766..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
A view of the principal deistical writers of the last and present century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755-1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T140688
John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
View of the Principal Deistical Writers
Borrowed: 1781/12/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/7/12 (Friday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
View of the Principal Deistical Writers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 53195
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Barrette's Italian Dictionary 2 vol.
Borrowed: 1781/11/12 (Monday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Nov 1781. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English and Italian languages. Improved and augmented with above ten thousand words, omitted in the last edition of Altieri. To which is added, an Italian and English grammar.
Press: C. Shelf: 1. Number: 7. Original Author: Baretti, Giuseppe, 1719-1789..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English and Italian languages. Improved and augmented with above ten thousand words, omitted in the last edition of Altieri. To which is added, an Italian and English grammar.
Language: English | Italian . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: N8657
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English and Italian Languages
Borrowed: 1781/11/12 (Monday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789), Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English and Italian Languages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53199
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Ancient Universal History Vol. 19
Borrowed: 1781/12/28 (Friday). Returned: 1782/1/18 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Dec 1781. Original Returned Date: 18 Jan 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: History
Universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Press: AT. Shelf: 1. Number: 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-f.22-24. Original Author: Campbell, John, 1708-1775..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1781/12/28 (Friday). Returned: 1782/1/18 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Record ID 53208
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Ancient history Vol. 4 3 and 12, 13
Borrowed: 1782/3/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 Mar 1782. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: History
Universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Press: AT. Shelf: 1. Number: 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-f.22-24. Original Author: Campbell, John, 1708-1775..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 12, Volume 13
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1782/3/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 12, Volume 13
Record ID 53204
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Lord Lyttelton's Works
Borrowed: 1782/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1782. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of George Lord Lyttelton.
Press: T. Shelf: 3. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh3-e.7 . Original Author: Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, 1st Baron, 1709-1773..
Confidence level: Certain
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The works of George Lord Lyttelton; formerly printed separately, and now first collected together: with some other pieces, never before printed.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T79264
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of George Lord Lyttelton
Borrowed: 1782/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Record ID 53206
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Lowman's civil Government of the Jews (M.r W. Lindsay)
Borrowed: 1782/2/21 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/2/25 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 21 Feb 1782. Original Returned Date: 25 Feb 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Moses Lowman (Male, born 1680, died 1752)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Dissertation on the civil government of the Hebrews.
Press: AQ. Shelf: 5. Number: 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-g.8 . Original Author: Lowman, Moses, 1680-1752..
Confidence level: Certain
Moses Lowman (Male, born 1680, died 1752)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
A dissertation on the civil government of the Hebrews.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1745. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T113679
Moses Lowman (Male, born 1680, died 1752)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Dissertation on the Civil Government of the Hebrews
Borrowed: 1782/2/21 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/2/25 (Monday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: Moses Lowman (Male, born 1680, died 1752), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Record ID 53209
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Warburton's divine legation of Moses Vol. 3 (W. L.
Borrowed: 1782/3/11 (Monday). Returned: 1782/4/5 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 11 Mar 1782. Original Returned Date: 5 Apr 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779)
Genre: Theology
Divine legation of Moses demonstrated.
Press: AO. Shelf: 7. Number: 10&c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk9-f.18-22. Original Author: Warburton, William, 1698-1779..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779)
Genre: Theology
The divine legation of Moses demonstrated.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 42 borrowing records
ESTC: T214226
William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779)
Genre: Theology
Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated, on the Principes of a Religious Deist
Borrowed: 1782/3/11 (Monday). Returned: 1782/4/5 (Friday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779), Genre: Theology
Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated, on the Principes of a Religious Deist
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 53200
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Cap.t Carvers travels thro' America
Borrowed: 1782/1/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 2 Jan 1782. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-f.16. Original Author: Carver, Jonathan..
Confidence level: Certain
Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T133718
Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768
Borrowed: 1782/1/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768
Record ID 53203
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Franklin on Electricity (M.r J McCubbin)
Borrowed: 1782/1/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1782/8/27 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 22 Jan 1782. Original Returned Date: 27 Aug 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Mr John McCubbin
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experiments and observations on electricity, made at Philadelphia in America
Press: AD. Shelf: 7. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm9-g.11 . Original Author: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790..
Confidence level: Certain
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experiments and observations on electricity, made at Philadelphia in America, by Mr. Benjamin Franklin, And Communicated in several Letters to Mr. P. Collinson, of London, F. R. S.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T10116
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experiments and Observations on Electricity, made at Philadelphia in America
Borrowed: 1782/1/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1782/8/27 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , Mr John McCubbin
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experiments and Observations on Electricity, made at Philadelphia in America
Record ID 53194
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Barette's Italian Dictionary
Borrowed: 1781/11/11 (Sunday). Returned: 1781/11/11 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 11 Nov 1781. Original Returned Date: 11 Nov 1781.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English and Italian languages. Improved and augmented with above ten thousand words, omitted in the last edition of Altieri. To which is added, an Italian and English grammar.
Press: C. Shelf: 1. Number: 7. Original Author: Baretti, Giuseppe, 1719-1789..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English and Italian languages. Improved and augmented with above ten thousand words, omitted in the last edition of Altieri. To which is added, an Italian and English grammar.
Language: English | Italian . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: N8657
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English and Italian Languages
Borrowed: 1781/11/11 (Sunday). Returned: 1781/11/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789), Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English and Italian Languages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53197
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Oeuvres de Rousseau tom. 4. (M.r W. Lindsay)
Borrowed: 1781/12/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1782/3/11 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 18 Dec 1781. Original Returned Date: 11 Mar 1782.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres.
Press: N. Shelf: 4. Number: 22. Original Author: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres [Rousseau]
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 6 borrowing records
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Borrowed: 1781/12/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1782/3/11 (Monday).
Borrowers: William Lindsay , James Williamson
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778), Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 53207
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Warburton's divine legation of Moses V. 1, 2, 5. (M.r W. Lindsay)
Borrowed: 1782/2/21 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/3/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 21 Feb 1782. Original Returned Date: 8 Mar 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779)
Genre: Theology
Divine legation of Moses demonstrated.
Press: AO. Shelf: 7. Number: 10&c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk9-f.18-22. Original Author: Warburton, William, 1698-1779..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779)
Genre: Theology
The divine legation of Moses demonstrated.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 42 borrowing records
ESTC: T214226
William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779)
Genre: Theology
Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated, on the Principes of a Religious Deist
Borrowed: 1782/2/21 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/3/8 (Friday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779), Genre: Theology
Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated, on the Principes of a Religious Deist
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 5
Record ID 53198
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Modern Universal History Vol. 24 (M.r D. W)
Borrowed: 1781/12/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/5/8 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Dec 1781. Original Returned Date: 8 May 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Mr D. W.
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Genre: History
Modern part of an universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Press: AT. Shelf: 1. Number: 6,7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-g.18,19; Sp Coll Bl10-h.1-20; Sp Coll Bl10-i.1-22; Sp Coll Bl10-i.1-22.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 24
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1781/12/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/5/8 (Wednesday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , Mr D. W.
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 24
Record ID 53201
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Arnott's history of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1782/1/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/3/9 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 2 Jan 1782. Original Returned Date: 9 Mar 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh.
Press: BT. Shelf: 5. Number: 13. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll q319. Original Author: Arnot, Hugo, 1749-1786..
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143
ESTC: T142880
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1782/1/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/3/9 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 53202
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69r
Ancient Metaphysics
Borrowed: 1782/1/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 2 Jan 1782. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient metaphysics: or, the science of universals.
Original Author: Monboddo, James Burnet, Lord, 1714-1799..
Confidence level: Certain
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient metaphysics: or, the science of universals.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T22180
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient Metaphysics
Borrowed: 1782/1/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799), Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 53226
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Cooke's Voyages two Vols. with the plates
Borrowed: 1783/1/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1783/7/5 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 30 Jan 1783. Original Returned Date: 5 Jul 1783.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
Voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world.
Press: E. Shelf: 9. Number: 12, 13. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll e202-204. Original Author: Cook, James, 1728-1779..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world. Performed in His Majesty’s ships the resolution and adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T175770
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
Voyage towards the South Pole and Round the World performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure
Borrowed: 1783/1/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1783/7/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53223
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Hume's Essays Vol. 1 (M.r Will. Lindsay)
Borrowed: 1782/12/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1783/7/12 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 26 Dec 1782. Original Returned Date: 12 Jul 1783.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises on several subjects.
Press: CL. Shelf: 4. Number: 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh2-f.9-10. Original Author: Hume, David, 1711-1776..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises on several subjects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T33493
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects
Borrowed: 1782/12/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1783/7/12 (Saturday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 53224
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Mosheim's Church history 2 vol. (M.r Lindsay)
Borrowed: 1783/1/3 (Friday). Returned: 1783/3/12 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 3 Jan 1783. Original Returned Date: 12 Mar 1783.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
Ecclesiastical history, ancient and modern.
Press: D. Shelf: 7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn8-e.1-2. Original Author: Mosheim, Johann Lorenz, 1694?-1755..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
An ecclesiastical history, antient and modern, from the birth of Christ, to the beginning of the present century: in which the rise, progress, and variations of church power are considered in their connexion with the state of learning and philosophy, and the political history of Europe during that period.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Maclaine, Archibald
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 267 times in 205 borrowing records
ESTC: T136145
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
Ecclesiastical History, Antient and Modern, from the Birth of Christ, to the Beginning of the Present Century
Borrowed: 1783/1/3 (Friday). Returned: 1783/3/12 (Wednesday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53227
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Junius' Letters 2 Vol.
Borrowed: 1783/2/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1783/7/5 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 15 Feb 1783. Original Returned Date: 5 Jul 1783.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Junius (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Junius. Stat nominis umbra.
Press: AX. Shelf: 12. Number: 1&2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm9-l.20,21. Original Author: Junius, pseud..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Junius (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Junius. Stat nominis umbra.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T1830
Junius (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Letters of Junius
Borrowed: 1783/2/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1783/7/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Junius (Male), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53215
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Leland's Diestical Writers vol. 2, 3 (M.r W. Lindsay)
Borrowed: 1782/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1782/12/6 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 16 Jul 1782. Original Returned Date: 6 Dec 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
View of the principal deistical writers that have appeared in England in the last and present century; with observations upon them, and some account of the answers that have been published against them. In several letters to a friend…
Press: AQ. Shelf: 6. Number: 2,3,4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-h.1-3. Original Author: Leland, John, 1691-1766..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
A view of the principal deistical writers of the last and present century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755-1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T140688
John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
View of the Principal Deistical Writers
Borrowed: 1782/7/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1782/12/6 (Friday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
View of the Principal Deistical Writers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53214
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Hume's history Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. (M.r McCubbin)
Borrowed: 1782/7/14 (Sunday). Returned: 1783/2/6 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 14 Jul 1782. Original Returned Date: 6 Feb 1783.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Mr John McCubbin
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688.
Press: AD. Shelf: 8. Number: 7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh2-f.1-8. Original Author: Hume, David, 1711-1776..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 93 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T82472
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1782/7/14 (Sunday). Returned: 1783/2/6 (Thursday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , Mr John McCubbin
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 53219
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Goldsmith's Natural history vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Borrowed: 1782/11/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1783/4/29 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 Nov 1782. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1783.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the earth, and animated nature.
Press: AM. Shelf: 7. Number: 6, 14. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn3-k.1-8. Original Author: Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774..
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: 1782/11/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1783/4/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
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 53225
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
The Preceptor Vol. 2 (M.r McCubbin)
Borrowed: 1783/1/6 (Monday). Returned: 1783/2/6 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Jan 1783. Original Returned Date: 6 Feb 1783.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Mr John McCubbin
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764)
Genre: Education
Preceptor : containing a general course of education. Wherein the first principles of polite learning are laid down in a way most suitable for trying the genius, and advancing the instruction of youth. In twelve parts, illustrated with mapss and useful cuts.
Press: AF. Shelf: 7. Number: 23. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk3-g.1-2. Original Author: Dodsley, Robert, 1703-1764..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764)
Genre: Education
The preceptor: containing a general course of education. Wherein the first principles of polite learning are laid down in a way most suitable for trying the genius, and advancing the instruction of youth. In twelve parts. Viz. I. On reading, speaking, and writing letters. II. On geometry. III. On geography and astronomy. IV. On chronology and history. V. On rhetoric and poetry. VI. On drawing. VII. On logic. VIII. On natural history. IX. On ethics, or morality. X. On trade and commerce. XI. On laws and government. XII. On human life and manners
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 255 times in 216 borrowing records
ESTC: T79284
Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764)
Genre: Education
Preceptor: Containing A General Course of Education
Borrowed: 1783/1/6 (Monday). Returned: 1783/2/6 (Thursday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , Mr John McCubbin
Author: Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764), Genre: Education
Preceptor: Containing A General Course of Education
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 53218
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Addison's Anacreon (M.r Lindsay)
Borrowed: 1782/11/8 (Friday). Returned: 1782/12/20 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 8 Nov 1782. Original Returned Date: 20 Dec 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Anacreon (Male, born c.BCE582, died BCE485), Sappho (Female)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Anacreon, translated into English verse; with notes explanatory and poetical. To which are added the odes, fragments, and epigrams of Sappho. With the original Greek plac'd opposite to the translation
Press: AX. Shelf: 13. Number: 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm9-k.2 . Original Author: Anacreon..
Confidence level: Certain
Anacreon (Male, born c.BCE582, died BCE485), Sappho (Female)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Anacreon, translated into English verse; with notes explanatory and poetical. To which are added the odes, fragments, and epigrams of Sappho. With the original Greek plac’d opposite to the translation. By Mr. Addison.
Language: English | Greek . Published: London. Date of publication: 1735. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Joseph Addison
Number of borrowings: 50
ESTC: T85612
Anacreon (Male, born c.BCE582, died BCE485), Sappho (Female)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Anacreon and Sappho
Borrowed: 1782/11/8 (Friday). Returned: 1782/12/20 (Friday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: Anacreon (Male, born c.BCE582, died BCE485), Sappho (Female), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 53210
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Stevens' Spanish Dictionary
Borrowed: 1782/4/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 23 Apr 1782. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Captain John Stevens (Male, died 1726)
Genre: Reference Works
New dictionary, Spanish and English, and English and Spanish.
Press: AI. Shelf: 8. Number: 11. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn2-g.3 . Original Author: Stevens, John, Captain..
Confidence level: Certain
Captain John Stevens (Male, died 1726)
Genre: Reference Works
A new dictionary, Spanish and English, and English and Spanish, much more copious than any other hitherto extant.
Language: English | Spanish . Published: London. Date of publication: 1726. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T153614
Captain John Stevens (Male, died 1726)
Genre: Reference Works
New Dictionary, Spanish and English and English and Spanish [John Stevens]
Borrowed: 1782/4/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Captain John Stevens (Male, died 1726), Genre: Reference Works
New Dictionary, Spanish and English and English and Spanish [John Stevens]
Record ID 53213
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Moore's view of Society in Italy 1 Vols.
Borrowed: 1782/6/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/9/18 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 Jun 1782. Original Returned Date: 18 Sep 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
View of society and manners in Italy.
Press: AD. Shelf: 9. Number: 20, 21. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi9-f.14. Original Author: Moore, John, 1729-1802..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
A view of society and manners in Italy: With anecdotes relating to some eminent characters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 166 times in 106 borrowing records
ESTC: T50759
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in Italy
Borrowed: 1782/6/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/9/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802), Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 53217
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Camden's Britannia (Dr Wright)
Borrowed: 1782/10/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1782/11/30 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Oct 1782. Original Returned Date: 30 Nov 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Dr William Wright
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Class: Natural Philosophy, Theology, Divinity, Greek, Logic, Ethics. Original Full Name: Mr Wright. Life dates: 1730-1782.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Religion and Clergy > Chaplain.
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Camden's Britannia, : newly translated into English: with large additions and improvements·
Press: S. Shelf: 1. Number: 12. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm5-a.14 . Original Author: Camden, William, 1551-1623..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Camden’s Britannia, newly translated into English: with large additions and improvements.·
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1695. Format: folio.
Translators: Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: R12882
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland
Borrowed: 1782/10/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1782/11/30 (Saturday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , Dr William Wright
Author: William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623), Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53221
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Goltzii Opera tom. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1782/12/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1783/1/7 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 14 Dec 1782. Original Returned Date: 7 Jan 1783.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Hubert Goltzius (Male, born 1526, died 1583)
Genre: History
De re nummaria antiqua, opera quae extant universa, quinque voluminibus comprehensa.
Press: R. Shelf: 5. Number: 14. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh1-b.8-12. Original Author: Goltzius, Hubert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Hubert Goltzius (Male, born 1526, died 1583)
Genre: History
De re nummaria antiqua, opera quae extant universa, quinque voluminibus comprehensa
Language: Latin . Published: Antwerp. Date of publication: 1708. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 7 borrowing records
Hubert Goltzius (Male, born 1526, died 1583)
Genre: History
De Re Nummaria Antiqua, Opera quae Extant Universa
Borrowed: 1782/12/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1783/1/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Hubert Goltzius (Male, born 1526, died 1583), Genre: History
De Re Nummaria Antiqua, Opera quae Extant Universa
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53216
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Geddes on the composition of the Ancients (M.r Lindsay)
Borrowed: 1782/7/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/11/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Jul 1782. Original Returned Date: 8 Nov 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Geddes (Male, born 1710, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the composition and manner of writing of the antients, particularly Plato.
Press: AS. Shelf: 8. Number: 16. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea7-d.4. Original Author: Geddes, James, 1710-1745..
Confidence level: Certain
James Geddes (Male, born 1710, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An essay on the composition and manner of writing of the antients, particularly Plato. By the late James Geddes, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English | Greek . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22
ESTC: T131056
James Geddes (Male, born 1710, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the Composition and Manner of Writing of the Antients
Borrowed: 1782/7/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/11/8 (Friday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: James Geddes (Male, born 1710, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the Composition and Manner of Writing of the Antients
Record ID 53220
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Cambden Britannia 2 vol. (D.r Wright)
Borrowed: 1782/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1783/4/29 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 30 Nov 1782. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1783.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Dr William Wright
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Class: Natural Philosophy, Theology, Divinity, Greek, Logic, Ethics. Original Full Name: Mr Wright. Life dates: 1730-1782.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Religion and Clergy > Chaplain.
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Camden's Britannia, : newly translated into English: with large additions and improvements·
Press: S. Shelf: 1. Number: 12. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm5-a.14 . Original Author: Camden, William, 1551-1623..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Camden’s Britannia, newly translated into English: with large additions and improvements.·
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1695. Format: folio.
Translators: Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: R12882
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland
Borrowed: 1782/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1783/4/29 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , Dr William Wright
Author: William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623), Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53211
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Gibbon's history 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1782/6/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 Jun 1782. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Press: CR. Shelf: 2. Number: 1-3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm4-f.12-17. Original Author: Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Vol 1.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776-1781. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 22 borrowing records
ESTC: T78356
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1782/6/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 53228
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Virgilius in usum Delphini
Borrowed: 1783/3/28 (Friday). Returned: 1783/7/5 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Mar 1783. Original Returned Date: 5 Jul 1783.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
P. Virgilii Maronis Opera. Interpretatione et notis illustravit Carolvs Rvævs... Ad usum Serenissimi Delphini.
Press: AI. Shelf: 3. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn8-g.15 . Original Author: Virgil..
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
P. Virgilii Maronis Opera, interpretatione et notis illustravit Carolus Ruaeus,... jussu... Regis, ad usum... Delphini.
Language: Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1682. Format: 4to.
Editors: La Rue, Charles de, 1643-1725
Number of borrowings: 21
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1783/3/28 (Friday). Returned: 1783/7/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 53212
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Lothian's history of the Netherlands
Borrowed: 1782/6/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 Jun 1782. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1782.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lothian (Male, born 1740, died 1783)
Genre: History
History of the united province of the Netherlands, from the death of Philip II. King of Spain, to the truce made with Albert and Isabella.
Press: AC. Shelf: 10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm9-e.3 . Original Author: Lothian, William, D. D., Min. of Canongate..
Confidence level: Certain
William Lothian (Male, born 1740, died 1783)
Genre: History
The history of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, from the death of Philip II. King of Spain, to the truce made with Albert and Isabella.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T120355
William Lothian (Male, born 1740, died 1783)
Genre: History
History of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, from the Death of Philip II. King of Spain, to the Truce made with Albert and Isabella
Borrowed: 1782/6/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1782/4/29 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: William Lothian (Male, born 1740, died 1783), Genre: History
Record ID 53222
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 69v
Moshemii opera (M.r Will. Lindsay)
Borrowed: 1782/12/20 (Friday). Returned: 1783/1/3 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 20 Dec 1782. Original Returned Date: 3 Jan 1783.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Lindsay
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics. Original Full Name: William Lindsay.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
De rebus Christianorum ante Constantinum Magnum commentarii.
Press: AK. Shelf: 11. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk8-f.2. Original Author: Mosheim, Johann Lorenz, 1694?-1755..
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
J. L. Moshemii ... de rebus Christianorum ante Constantinum magnum commentarii.
Language: Latin . Published: Helmstedt. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 13
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
De Rebus Christianorum ante Constantinum Magnum Commentarii
Borrowed: 1782/12/20 (Friday). Returned: 1783/1/3 (Friday).
Borrowers: James Williamson , William Lindsay
Author: Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755), Genre: History, Genre: Theology