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Record ID 54780
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Pamphlet vol 5 &3
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Jun 1770. Original Returned Date: 19 Sep 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Michael Hughes Volunteer (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Plain narrative or journal of the late Rebellion, begun in 1745.
Press: AE. Shelf: 9. Number: 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-h.25 . Original Author: Hughes, Michael, active 1746..
Confidence level: Certain
Michael Hughes Volunteer (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A plain narrative or journal of the late rebellion, begun in 1745: describing its progress in Scotland, and England, till the full and glorious Defeat at Culloden. Dedicated to the Lord-Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1746. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T45736
Michael Hughes Volunteer (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Plain Narrative or Journal of the Late Rebellion, begun in 1745
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Michael Hughes Volunteer (Male), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Plain Narrative or Journal of the Late Rebellion, begun in 1745
Record ID 54787
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Planchis De Encycloped Vol 1
Borrowed: 1770/10/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/10/10 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 3 Oct 1770. Original Returned Date: 10 Oct 1770.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres
Press: K. Shelf: 1. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn3-a.8-14. Original Author: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1751-1780. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 13 borrowing records
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1770/10/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/10/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784), Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54777
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Pamphlets 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Jun 1770. Original Returned Date: 19 Sep 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Harleian miscellany: or, A collection of scarce, curious, and entertaining pamphlets and tracts, as well in manuscript as in print, found in the late Earl of Oxford's library: Interspersed with historical, political, and critical notes. With a table of the contents, and an alphabetical index
Press: AE. Shelf: 9. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll RQ 1485-1493. Original Author: Oxford, Edward Harley, Earl of, 1689-1741..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Harleian miscellany: or, A collection of scarce, curious, and entertaining pamphlets and tracts, as well in manuscript as in print, found in the late Earl of Oxford’s library. Interspersed with historical, political, and critical notes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744-1748. Format: 4to. Pagination: 8 vols.
Editors: Oldys, William, 1696-1761; introduction by Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T36012
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Harleian Miscellany: or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and Entertaining Pamphlets and Tracts
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Harleian Miscellany: or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and Entertaining Pamphlets and Tracts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54784
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Histoire De Sc Accademie &c
Borrowed: 1770/8/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/1/21 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Aug 1770. Original Returned Date: 21 Jan 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Académie royale des sciences et belles lettres (Berlin, Germany) (Unspecified)
Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences et des belles lettres de Berlin : avec les mémoires pour la même année, tirez des registres de cette Académie.
Press: K. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll HS 396-419. Original Author: Académie royale des sciences et belles lettres (Berlin, Germany).
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
Académie royale des sciences et belles lettres (Berlin, Germany) (Unspecified)
Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences et des belles lettres de Berlin: avec les mémoires pour la même année, tirez des registres de cette Académie
Language: French . Published: Berlin. Date of publication: 1746-1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 108 times in 54 borrowing records
Académie royale des sciences et belles lettres (Berlin, Germany) (Unspecified)
Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Acádemie Royale des Sciences et des Belles Lettres de Berlin
Borrowed: 1770/8/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/1/21 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Académie royale des sciences et belles lettres (Berlin, Germany) (Unspecified), Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Acádemie Royale des Sciences et des Belles Lettres de Berlin
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 54781
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Pamphlet vol 3
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Jun 1770. Original Returned Date: 19 Sep 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Michael Hughes Volunteer (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Plain narrative or journal of the late Rebellion, begun in 1745.
Press: AE. Shelf: 9. Number: 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-h.25 . Original Author: Hughes, Michael, active 1746..
Confidence level: Certain
Michael Hughes Volunteer (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A plain narrative or journal of the late rebellion, begun in 1745: describing its progress in Scotland, and England, till the full and glorious Defeat at Culloden. Dedicated to the Lord-Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1746. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T45736
Michael Hughes Volunteer (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Plain Narrative or Journal of the Late Rebellion, begun in 1745
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Michael Hughes Volunteer (Male), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Plain Narrative or Journal of the Late Rebellion, begun in 1745
Record ID 54778
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Roderick Random 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Jun 1770. Original Returned Date: 19 Sep 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of Roderick Random ...
Press: Stationary [sic]. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll 300-301. Original Author: Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
The adventures of Roderick Random.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 160 times in 97 borrowing records
ESTC: T55367
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of Roderick Random
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54783
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Figure De La Terre
Borrowed: 1770/8/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/1/21 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Aug 1770. Original Returned Date: 21 Jan 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Pierre Bouguer (Male, born 1698, died 1758), Charles-Marie de La Condamine (Male, born 1701, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
La figure de la terre, déterminée par les observations de Messieurs Bouguer, et De la Condamine, envoyés ... au Pérou, pour observer aux environs de l'équateur.
Press: BA. Shelf: 2. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn1-e.10. Original Author: Bouguer, Pierre, 1698-1758..
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre Bouguer (Male, born 1698, died 1758), Charles-Marie de La Condamine (Male, born 1701, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
La figure de la terre, déterminée par les observations de Messieurs Bouguer, & de la Condamine ... envoyés par ordre du Roy au Pérou ... avec une relation abregée de ce voyage, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 9
Pierre Bouguer (Male, born 1698, died 1758), Charles-Marie de La Condamine (Male, born 1701, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Figure de la Terre, Déterminée par les Observations de Messieurs Bouguer, & de la Condamine
Borrowed: 1770/8/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/1/21 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Pierre Bouguer (Male, born 1698, died 1758), Charles-Marie de La Condamine (Male, born 1701, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Figure de la Terre, Déterminée par les Observations de Messieurs Bouguer, & de la Condamine
Record ID 54786
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Planch. de Encyclopid Vol 5
Borrowed: 1770/9/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1770/10/10 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Sep 1770. Original Returned Date: 10 Oct 1770.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres
Press: K. Shelf: 1. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn3-a.8-14. Original Author: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1751-1780. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 13 borrowing records
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1770/9/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1770/10/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784), Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 54785
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Encyclop.d Vol. 11
Borrowed: 1770/9/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1770/10/10 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Sep 1770. Original Returned Date: 10 Oct 1770.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres
Press: I. Shelf: 2. Number: 5.6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn3-a.8-14. Original Author: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1751-1772. Format: folio.
Editors: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784; Alembert, Jean le Rond d', 1717-1783.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 82 borrowing records
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1770/9/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1770/10/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784), Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54782
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Cassini 1 Vol 4to Paris 1740
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/1/21 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Jun 1770. Original Returned Date: 21 Jan 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Éléments d'astronomie.
Press: BB. Shelf: 5. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll q768. Original Author: Cassini, Jacques..
Confidence level: Certain
Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Élémens d'astronomie.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 9
Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Élémens d'Astronomie [Jacques Cassini]
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/1/21 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54774
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Flamsteedij Atlas Cœlist.
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/2/1 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Jun 1770. Original Returned Date: 1 Feb 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Press: O. Shelf: 1. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl3-a.4-6. Original Author: Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T88900
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia Celestis Britannica
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/2/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 54775
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Peregrine Pickle 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Jun 1770. Original Returned Date: 19 Sep 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Press: AE. Shelf: 11. Number: 9. Original Author: Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
The adventures of Peregrine Pickle. In which are included, Memoirs of a lady of quality.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 281 times in 121 borrowing records
ESTC: T55344
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: Fiction
Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54779
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Pamphlets 1 vol
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Jun 1770. Original Returned Date: 19 Sep 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Pamphlets
Press: AE. Shelf: 8. Number: 17.
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Record ID 54789
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Philosophical Transactions 2 Vol.m
Borrowed: 1770/10/12 (Friday). Returned: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Oct 1770. Original Returned Date: 13 Dec 1770.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
Press: AZ. Shelf: 8. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll HS 668-788. Original Author: Royal Society of London..
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions : giving some accompt of the present undertakings, studies, and labours of the ingenious in many considerable parts of the world.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665-1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 103 borrowing records
ESTC: P2656
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions: Giving some Accompt of the Present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in Many Considerable Parts of the World
Borrowed: 1770/10/12 (Friday). Returned: 1770/12/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 54788
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
[Planchis] Do [Encycloped] Vol 2d
Borrowed: 1770/10/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/10/10 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 3 Oct 1770. Original Returned Date: 10 Oct 1770.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres
Press: K. Shelf: 1. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn3-a.8-14. Original Author: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1751-1780. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 13 borrowing records
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1770/10/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/10/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784), Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 54773
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Hevelij Cometag.
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/2/1 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: [blank]. Original Returned Date: 1 Feb 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Cometographia.
Press: P. Shelf: 2. Number: 10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-c.11. Original Author: Hevel, Johann..
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
J. Hevelii Cometographia totam naturam Cometaram ... exhibens; cumprimis vero Cometæ anno, 1652, 1661, 1664 & 1665 ab ipso auctore ... observati aliquanto prolixius ... exponuntur ... atque rigidissimo calculo subjiciuntur. Accessit omnium Cometarum, a mundo condito hucusque ab historicis, philosophis et astronomis annotatorum Historia.
Language: Latin . Published: Gdansk. Date of publication: 1668. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 8
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Cometographia
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/2/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54776
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107r
Fables for Ladies
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Jun 1770. Original Returned Date: 19 Sep 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Genre: Fiction
Fables and tales for the ladies. To
which are added, miscellanies, by another hand
(London, 1750)
Number: 28. Original Author: Anon.. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl1-h.19 . Press: AE. Shelf: 12.
Borrowed: 1770/6/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Genre: Fiction
Record ID 54803
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Cassini Elements D'Astronomie
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/10/9 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: [blank]. Original Returned Date: 9 Oct 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Éléments d'astronomie.
Press: BB. Shelf: 5. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll q768. Original Author: Cassini, Jacques..
Confidence level: Certain
Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Élémens d'astronomie.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 9
Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Élémens d'Astronomie [Jacques Cassini]
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/10/9 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54792
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Flamsteeds Hist Cœlist 3 vol
Borrowed: 1770/11/2 (Friday). Returned: 1771/1/21 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 2 Nov 1770. Original Returned Date: 21 Jan 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Press: O. Shelf: 1. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl3-a.4-6. Original Author: Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T88900
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia Celestis Britannica
Borrowed: 1770/11/2 (Friday). Returned: 1771/1/21 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 54795
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Flamst. Atlas Cœlist
Borrowed: 1770/12/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/4/25 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 26 Dec 1770. Original Returned Date: 25 Apr 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Press: O. Shelf: 1. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl3-a.4-6. Original Author: Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T88900
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia Celestis Britannica
Borrowed: 1770/12/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/4/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 54796
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Longs Astrom vol. 2d
Borrowed: 1770/12/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/4/25 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 26 Dec 1770. Original Returned Date: 25 Apr 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in five books.
Press: Q. Shelf: 6. Number: 16. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh5-d.1-2. Original Author: Long, Roger..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in five books. By Roger Long, D. D. F.R.S. Master Of Pembroke Hall In The University Of Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1742-1764. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T119944
Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in Five Books [Roger Long]
Borrowed: 1770/12/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/4/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in Five Books [Roger Long]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 54799
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Flamsteeds Atlas Cœlist.
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/10/29 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: [blank]. Original Returned Date: 29 Oct 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Press: O. Shelf: 1. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl3-a.4-6. Original Author: Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T88900
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia Celestis Britannica
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/10/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 54806
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Flamsteeds Atlas Cœlistis
Borrowed: 1771/10/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/11/11 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Oct 1771. Original Returned Date: 11 Nov 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Press: O. Shelf: 1. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl3-a.4-6. Original Author: Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T88900
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia Celestis Britannica
Borrowed: 1771/10/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/11/11 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 54798
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Harris Voyage V 1.st
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/4/25 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 2 Apr 1771. Original Returned Date: 25 Apr 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca, or, a complete collection of voyages and travels ... To which is prefixed a copious introduction ... Now carefully revised, with large additions ...
Press: I. Shelf: 3. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-a.8. Original Author: Harris, John, 1677?-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. Or, a complete collection of voyages and travels. Consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers, beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, &c. in English; Ramusio, Alamandini, Carreri, &c. in Italian; Thevenot, Renaudot, Labat, &c. in French; De Brye, Grynaeus, Maffeus, &c. in Latin; Herrera, Oviedo, Coreal, &c. in Spanish; and the voyages under the direction of the East-India Company in Holland, in Dutch. Together with such other histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries, as are in general esteem; whether published in English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, High and Low Dutch, or in any other European language. Containing whatever has been observed worthy of notice in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; in respect to the extent and situation of empires, kingdoms, provinces, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, of each country: likewise the religion, manners, and customs of the several inhabitants, their government, arts and sciences, publick buildings, mountains, rivers, harbours, &c. Illustrated by proper charts, maps, and cuts. To which is prefixed a copious introduction, comprehending the rise and progress of the art of navigation, and its successive improvements; together with the invention and use of the loadstone, and its variation. Originally published in two volumes in folio, by John Harris, D.D. and F.R.S. Now carefully revised, with large additions, and continued down to the present time; including particular accounts of the manufactures and commerce of each country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744-1748. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 140 times in 111 borrowing records
ESTC: N10532
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/4/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719), Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54794
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Hevelij Venus on Sole Visa
Borrowed: 1770/12/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/1/21 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 26 Dec 1770. Original Returned Date: 21 Jan 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687), Jeremiah Horrocks (Male, born c.1617, died 1641)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Mercurius in sole visus Gedani, MDCLXI, d. III Maji, st. n.
Press: P. Shelf: 2. Number: 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk2-c.3 . Original Author: Hevel, Johann..
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687), Jeremiah Horrocks (Male, born c.1617, died 1641)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Mercurius in sole visus Gedani, MDCLXI, d. III Maji, st. n. Cum aliis quibusdam rerum coelestium observationibus, rarisque phaenomenis. Cui annexa est, Venus in sole pariter visa, anno 1639, d. 24 Nov. st. v. Liverpoliae, a Jeremia Horroxio: nunc primum edita, notisque illustrata.
Language: Latin . Published: Gdansk. Date of publication: 1662. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 6
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687), Jeremiah Horrocks (Male, born c.1617, died 1641)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Mercurius in Sole Visus Gedani ... Cum Aliis quibusdam Rerum Coelestium Observationibus ... Venus in Sole Pariter Visa ... a Jeremia Horroxio
Borrowed: 1770/12/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/1/21 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687), Jeremiah Horrocks (Male, born c.1617, died 1641), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54791
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Long's Astronomy 2d Vol
Borrowed: 1770/10/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1771/2/1 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 20 Oct 1770. Original Returned Date: 1 Feb 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in five books.
Press: Q. Shelf: 6. Number: 16. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh5-d.1-2. Original Author: Long, Roger..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in five books. By Roger Long, D. D. F.R.S. Master Of Pembroke Hall In The University Of Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1742-1764. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T119944
Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in Five Books [Roger Long]
Borrowed: 1770/10/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1771/2/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in Five Books [Roger Long]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 54790
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Plomelus de Encyclopid Vol 2, 3, 7, 6, 11, 11
Borrowed: 1770/10/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/2/1 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 10 Oct 1770. Original Returned Date: 1 Feb 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres
Press: K. Shelf: 1. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn3-a.8-14. Original Author: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1751-1780. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 13 borrowing records
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1770/10/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/2/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784), Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 11
Record ID 54807
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Historia Cœlistis 3 Vol Fol
Borrowed: 1771/10/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/1/27 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Oct 1771. Original Returned Date: 27 Jan 1772.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Press: O. Shelf: 1. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl3-a.4-6. Original Author: Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T88900
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia Celestis Britannica
Borrowed: 1771/10/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/1/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 54800
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Longs Astr. Vol. 2.d
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/10/9 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: [blank]. Original Returned Date: 9 Oct 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in five books.
Press: Q. Shelf: 6. Number: 16. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh5-d.1-2. Original Author: Long, Roger..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in five books. By Roger Long, D. D. F.R.S. Master Of Pembroke Hall In The University Of Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1742-1764. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T119944
Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in Five Books [Roger Long]
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/10/9 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Roger Long (Male, born 1680, died 1770), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, in Five Books [Roger Long]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 54793
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
A View of Newton's phylosophy
Borrowed: 1770/11/22 (Thursday). Returned: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 22 Nov 1770. Original Returned Date: 13 Dec 1770.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Henry Pemberton (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
View of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy.
Press: BA. Shelf: 1. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi10-e.4 . Original Author: Pemberton, Henry..
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Pemberton (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A view of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1728. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: T53471
Henry Pemberton (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy
Borrowed: 1770/11/22 (Thursday). Returned: 1770/12/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Henry Pemberton (Male, born 1694, died 1771), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54809
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Newton's Chronology p Sou
Borrowed: 1771/12/30 (Monday). Returned: 1772/11/12 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 30 Dec 1771. Original Returned Date: 12 Nov 1772.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: History
Chronology of ancient kingdoms amended. To which is prefix'd a short chronicle from the first memory of things in Europe, to the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great.
Press: D. Shelf: 5. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm8-f.13 . Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: History
The chronology of ancient kingdoms amended. To which is prefix’d, a short chronicle from the first memory of things in Europe, to the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1728. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T30721
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: History
Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended
Borrowed: 1771/12/30 (Monday). Returned: 1772/11/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: History
Record ID 54797
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Hevelij Cometographia
Borrowed: 1771/2/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/4/25 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 28 Feb 1771. Original Returned Date: 25 Apr 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Cometographia.
Press: P. Shelf: 2. Number: 10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-c.11. Original Author: Hevel, Johann..
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
J. Hevelii Cometographia totam naturam Cometaram ... exhibens; cumprimis vero Cometæ anno, 1652, 1661, 1664 & 1665 ab ipso auctore ... observati aliquanto prolixius ... exponuntur ... atque rigidissimo calculo subjiciuntur. Accessit omnium Cometarum, a mundo condito hucusque ab historicis, philosophis et astronomis annotatorum Historia.
Language: Latin . Published: Gdansk. Date of publication: 1668. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 8
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Cometographia
Borrowed: 1771/2/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/4/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54810
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Buffon volm 5, 6, 2d
Borrowed: 1772/5/25 (Monday). Returned: 1772/10/28 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 25 May 1772. Original Returned Date: 28 Oct 1772.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière. Avec la description du cabinet du roi
Press: B. Shelf: 4. Number: 1&2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn9-e.1-18. Original Author: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 129 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1772/5/25 (Monday). Returned: 1772/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 54804
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Cumming on Clock Works
Borrowed: 1771/6/10 (Monday). Returned: 1771/10/9 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 10 Jun 1771. Original Returned Date: 9 Oct 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Alexander Cumming (Male, born 1733, died 1814)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Elements of clock and watch-work, adapted to practice.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm8-e.19 . Original Author: Cumming, Alexander..
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Cumming (Male, born 1733, died 1814)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The elements of clock and watch-work, adapted to practice.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 13
ESTC: T140748
Alexander Cumming (Male, born 1733, died 1814)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Elements of Clock and Watch-Work, Adapted to Practice
Borrowed: 1771/6/10 (Monday). Returned: 1771/10/9 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Alexander Cumming (Male, born 1733, died 1814), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 54808
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Edinr Essays V 1.st
Borrowed: 1771/10/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1772/1/27 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Oct 1771. Original Returned Date: 27 Jan 1772.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Medical essays and observations, published by a Society in Edinburgh.
Press: AO. Shelf: 6. Number: 14. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-k.9-14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary. Read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754-1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 116 borrowing records
ESTC: T136789
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Borrowed: 1771/10/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1772/1/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54801
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Hevelij Cometograph
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/10/9 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: [blank]. Original Returned Date: 9 Oct 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Cometographia.
Press: P. Shelf: 2. Number: 10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-c.11. Original Author: Hevel, Johann..
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
J. Hevelii Cometographia totam naturam Cometaram ... exhibens; cumprimis vero Cometæ anno, 1652, 1661, 1664 & 1665 ab ipso auctore ... observati aliquanto prolixius ... exponuntur ... atque rigidissimo calculo subjiciuntur. Accessit omnium Cometarum, a mundo condito hucusque ab historicis, philosophis et astronomis annotatorum Historia.
Language: Latin . Published: Gdansk. Date of publication: 1668. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 8
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Cometographia
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1771/10/9 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54805
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Leonora 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1771/9/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/11 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Sep 1771. Original Returned Date: 11 Sep 1771.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Leonora: or, characters drawn from real life. Containing a great variety of incidents, interspers'd with reflections moral and entertaining.
Press: AE. Shelf: f11. Number: 27. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.26-27. Original Author: Anon..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Leonora: or, characters drawn from real life. Containing a great variety of incidents, interspers’d with reflections moral and entertaining.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1745. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 41 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T74434
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Leonora
Borrowed: 1771/9/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1771/9/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54802
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 107v
Harris' Voyage vol 1st
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/5/14 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: [blank]. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1772.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca, or, a complete collection of voyages and travels ... To which is prefixed a copious introduction ... Now carefully revised, with large additions ...
Press: I. Shelf: 3. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-a.8. Original Author: Harris, John, 1677?-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. Or, a complete collection of voyages and travels. Consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers, beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, &c. in English; Ramusio, Alamandini, Carreri, &c. in Italian; Thevenot, Renaudot, Labat, &c. in French; De Brye, Grynaeus, Maffeus, &c. in Latin; Herrera, Oviedo, Coreal, &c. in Spanish; and the voyages under the direction of the East-India Company in Holland, in Dutch. Together with such other histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries, as are in general esteem; whether published in English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, High and Low Dutch, or in any other European language. Containing whatever has been observed worthy of notice in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; in respect to the extent and situation of empires, kingdoms, provinces, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, of each country: likewise the religion, manners, and customs of the several inhabitants, their government, arts and sciences, publick buildings, mountains, rivers, harbours, &c. Illustrated by proper charts, maps, and cuts. To which is prefixed a copious introduction, comprehending the rise and progress of the art of navigation, and its successive improvements; together with the invention and use of the loadstone, and its variation. Originally published in two volumes in folio, by John Harris, D.D. and F.R.S. Now carefully revised, with large additions, and continued down to the present time; including particular accounts of the manufactures and commerce of each country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744-1748. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 140 times in 111 borrowing records
ESTC: N10532
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels
Borrowed: 1771/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/5/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719), Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54822
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Buffon Vol XIII. XVII
Borrowed: 1774/2/4 (Friday). Returned: 1774/2/9 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Feb 1774. Original Returned Date: 9 Feb 1774.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière. Avec la description du cabinet du roi
Press: B. Shelf: 4. Number: 1&2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn9-e.1-18. Original Author: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13, Volume 17
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 129 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1774/2/4 (Friday). Returned: 1774/2/9 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13, Volume 17
Record ID 54812
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Frezier Sectiones de Pierres &c Vol. 1
Borrowed: 1772/12/27 (Sunday). Returned: 1772/12/28 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 28 Dec 1772.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Amédée François Frézier (Male, born 1682, died 1773)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
La théorie et la pratique de la coupe des pierres et des bois, pour la construction des voutes et autres parties des bâtimens civils et militaires.
Press: BB. Shelf: 7. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn4-e.13-15. Original Author: Frezier, Amadée-François..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Amédée François Frézier (Male, born 1682, died 1773)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
La théorie et la pratique de la coupe des pierres et des bois pour la construction des voûtes et autres parties des bâtimens civils et militaires; ou, Traité de Stereotomie à l'usage de l'architecture.
Language: French . Published: Strasbourg. Date of publication: 1737-1739. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Amédée François Frézier (Male, born 1682, died 1773)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Théorie et la Pratique de la Coupe des Pierres et Des bois pour la Construction des Voûtes
Borrowed: 1772/12/27 (Sunday). Returned: 1772/12/28 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Amédée François Frézier (Male, born 1682, died 1773), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Théorie et la Pratique de la Coupe des Pierres et Des bois pour la Construction des Voûtes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54824
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
American Philosophical Transact. Vol. 1
Borrowed: 1774/2/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1774/11/12 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 Feb 1774. Original Returned Date: 12 Nov 1774.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Genre: Periodicals
Transactions, of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge.
Press: AG. Shelf: 10. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi8-f.1 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Transactions, of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge.
Language: English . Published: Philadelphia. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: W15742
Genre: Periodicals
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Borrowed: 1774/2/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1774/11/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Genre: Periodicals
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54830
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Rymers Foedora Vol. 4.th
Borrowed: 1775/4/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/6/2 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 15 Apr. Original Returned Date: 2 Jun.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, conventiones, literae, et cujuscunque generis acta publica, inter reges Angliae, et alios quosvis imperatores, reges, pontifices, principes, vel communitates, ab ineunte saecula duodecimo, viz. ab anno 1101, ad nostra usque tempora, habita aut tractata; ex autographis, infra tempora, habita aut tractata; ex autographis, infra secretiores Archivorum regiorum thesaurarias, per multa saecula reconditis, fideliter exscripta.
Press: S. Shelf: 4. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll RF 846-865. Original Author: Rymer, Thomas, 1641-1713..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, conventiones, literæ, et cujuscunque generis acta publica, inter reges Angliæ, et alios quosuis imperatores, reges, ... ab anno 11O1, ad nostra usque tempora, habita aut tractata; ... In lucem missa de mandato Reginæ.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704-1735. Format: folio. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T148099
Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, Conventiones, Literae, et Cujuscunque Generis Acta Publica, inter Reges Angliae, et Alios Quosuis Imperatores, Reges
Borrowed: 1775/4/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/6/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 54823
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Buffon Vol. 3.d
Borrowed: 1774/2/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1774/2/16 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 Feb 1774. Original Returned Date: 16 Feb 1774.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière. Avec la description du cabinet du roi
Press: B. Shelf: 4. Number: 1&2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn9-e.1-18. Original Author: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 129 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1774/2/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1774/2/16 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 54827
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Graevii Antiq
Borrowed: 1775/2/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/3/12 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 25 Feb. Original Returned Date: 12 Mar.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Joannes Georgius Graevius (Male, born 1632, died 1703)
Genre: History
Thesavrvs antiqvitatvm Romanarvm ... Congestus a Joanne Georgio Grævio. Accesserunt variae et accuratae tabulae æneæ
Press: R. Shelf: 4. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm1-a.1-12. Original Author: Graevius, Joannes Georgius, 1632-1703..
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
Joannes Georgius Graevius (Male, born 1632, died 1703)
Genre: History
Thesaurus antiquitatum Romanarum ... Congestus a Joanne Georgio Grævio
Language: Latin . Published: Utrecht. Date of publication: 1694-1699. Format: folio. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 52 times in 28 borrowing records
Joannes Georgius Graevius (Male, born 1632, died 1703)
Genre: History
Thesaurus Antiquitatum Romanarum
Borrowed: 1775/2/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/3/12 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Joannes Georgius Graevius (Male, born 1632, died 1703), Genre: History
Thesaurus Antiquitatum Romanarum
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 54818
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Buffon Hist Nat. Tom VII. VIII
Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/1/15 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: [blank]. Original Returned Date: 15 Jan 1773.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière. Avec la description du cabinet du roi
Press: B. Shelf: 4. Number: 1&2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn9-e.1-18. Original Author: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 129 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/1/15 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 54814
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Hevelii Cometographia
Borrowed: 1772/12/27 (Sunday). Returned: 1773/1/25 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 25 Jan 1773.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Cometographia.
Press: P. Shelf: 2. Number: 10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-c.11. Original Author: Hevel, Johann..
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
J. Hevelii Cometographia totam naturam Cometaram ... exhibens; cumprimis vero Cometæ anno, 1652, 1661, 1664 & 1665 ab ipso auctore ... observati aliquanto prolixius ... exponuntur ... atque rigidissimo calculo subjiciuntur. Accessit omnium Cometarum, a mundo condito hucusque ab historicis, philosophis et astronomis annotatorum Historia.
Language: Latin . Published: Gdansk. Date of publication: 1668. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 8
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Cometographia
Borrowed: 1772/12/27 (Sunday). Returned: 1773/1/25 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54820
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Buffon Vol. X.XII.XIII. 3 Vol
Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1774/1/23 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: [blank]. Original Returned Date: 23 Jan 1774.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière. Avec la description du cabinet du roi
Press: B. Shelf: 4. Number: 1&2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn9-e.1-18. Original Author: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10, Volume 12, Volume 13
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 129 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1774/1/23 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10, Volume 12, Volume 13
Record ID 54821
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Buffon Vol 14.15.16
Borrowed: 1774/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1774/2/4 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 26 Jan 1774. Original Returned Date: 4 Feb 1774.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière. Avec la description du cabinet du roi
Press: B. Shelf: 4. Number: 1&2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn9-e.1-18. Original Author: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 129 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1774/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1774/2/4 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16
Record ID 54815
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Planches de Encyclopedie Tom 2 Tom 2 & 5
Borrowed: 1772/12/27 (Sunday). Returned: 1773/11/10 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: [blank]. Original Returned Date: 10 Nov 1773.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres
Press: I. Shelf: 2. Number: 5.6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn3-a.8-14. Original Author: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1751-1772. Format: folio.
Editors: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784; Alembert, Jean le Rond d', 1717-1783.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 82 borrowing records
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1772/12/27 (Sunday). Returned: 1773/11/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784), Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 5
Record ID 54816
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Cassini Elements D'Astronomie
Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/1/25 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Jan 1773. Original Returned Date: 25 Jan 1773.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Éléments d'astronomie.
Press: BB. Shelf: 5. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll q768. Original Author: Cassini, Jacques..
Confidence level: Certain
Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Élémens d'astronomie.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 9
Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Élémens d'Astronomie [Jacques Cassini]
Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/1/25 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Jacques Cassini (Male, born 1677, died 1756), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54813
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Buffons Hist Naturelle Tom 3.d
Borrowed: 1772/12/27 (Sunday). Returned: 1773/1/15 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 15 Jan 1773.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière. Avec la description du cabinet du roi
Press: B. Shelf: 4. Number: 1&2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn9-e.1-18. Original Author: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 129 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1772/12/27 (Sunday). Returned: 1773/1/15 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 54811
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Secker's Sermons Vol.s 2.d 3d & 4th
Borrowed: 1772/9/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/10/28 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 16 Sep 1772. Original Returned Date: 28 Oct 1772.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Thomas Secker (Male, born 1693, died 1768)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons on several subjects.
Press: AK. Shelf: 9. Number: 22, 23. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-f.1-7. Original Author: Secker, Thomas, 1693-1768..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Secker (Male, born 1693, died 1768)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons on Several Subjects, By Thomas Secker, LL.D. Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Published from the original Manuscripts, By Beilby Porteus, D.D. and George Stinton, D.D. His Grace's Chaplains. To which is prefixed, A Review of his Grace's Life and Character.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 154 times in 103 borrowing records
ESTC: T124126
Thomas Secker (Male, born 1693, died 1768)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons on Several Subjects [Thomas Secker]
Borrowed: 1772/9/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1772/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Thomas Secker (Male, born 1693, died 1768), Genre: Sermons
Sermons on Several Subjects [Thomas Secker]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 54817
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Hevelij Selinographia
Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/1/25 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: [blank]. Original Returned Date: [blank].
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Selenographia: sive lunae descriptio.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea6-x.3 . Original Author: Hevel, Johann..
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Johannis Hevelii Selenographia: sive, Lunæ Descriptio.
Language: Latin . Published: Gdansk. Date of publication: 1647. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Selenographia: sive, Lunae Descriptio
Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/1/25 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54826
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Andersons Diplom.a Scotiæ
Borrowed: 1775/2/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/3/12 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 25 Feb. Original Returned Date: 12 Mar.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728)
Genre: History
Selectus diplomatum & numismatum Scotiae thesaurus, in duas partes distributus; prior syllogen complectitur veterum diplomatum sive chartarum regum et procerum Scotiae, una cum eorum sigillis, a Duncano II, ad Jacobum I id est, ab anno 1094 ad 1412; adjuncta sunt reliquorum Scotiae et Magno Britanniae regum sigilla ...
Press: R. Shelf: 2. Number: 14. Original Author: Anderson, James, 1662-1728..
Confidence level: Certain
James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728)
Genre: History
Selectus diplomatum & numismatum Scotiae thesaurus, in duas partes distributus; prior syllogen complectitur veterum diplomatum sive chartarum regum et procerum Scotiae, una cum eorum sigillis, a Duncano II, ad Jacobum I id est, ab anno 1094 ad 1412; adjuncta sunt reliquorum Scotiae et Magno Britanniae regum sigilla ...
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 25
ESTC: T133809
James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728)
Genre: History
Diplomata Scoticae
Borrowed: 1775/2/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/3/12 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728), Genre: History
Record ID 54829
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Dalrymples Memoires
Borrowed: 1775/3/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/6/2 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 25 Mar. Original Returned Date: 2 Jun.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland: From the dissolution of the last Parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle off La Hogue.
Press: D. Shelf: 2. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Store HQ01808-HQ01809. Original Author: Dalrymple, John, Sir, 1726-1810..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland. From the dissolution of the last Parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle off La Hogue. By Sir John Dalrymple, Bart.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T145647
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland from the Dissolution of the Last Parliament of Charles II until the Sea-Battle off La Hogue
Borrowed: 1775/3/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/6/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54819
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Hevelij Selinographia from Dr Simson coll
Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/11/11 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: [blank]. Original Returned Date: 11 Nov 1773.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Selenographia: sive lunae descriptio.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea6-x.3 . Original Author: Hevel, Johann..
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Johannis Hevelii Selenographia: sive, Lunæ Descriptio.
Language: Latin . Published: Gdansk. Date of publication: 1647. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Selenographia: sive, Lunae Descriptio
Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/11/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54825
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Gronovius Greek Antiquities Folio Tom 1
Borrowed: 1775/2/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/2/25 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 1 Feb. Original Returned Date: 25 Feb.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jacobus Gronovius (Male, born 1645, died 1716)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Thesaurus Graecarum antiquitatum.
Press: R. Shelf: 8. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm5-a.1-13. Original Author: Gronovius, Jacobus, 1645-1716..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Jacobus Gronovius (Male, born 1645, died 1716)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Thesaurus Græcarum antiquitatum, in quo continentur effigies virorum ac foeminarum illustrium
Language: Latin . Published: Leiden. Date of publication: 1697-1702. Format: folio. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 25 borrowing records
Jacobus Gronovius (Male, born 1645, died 1716)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Thesaurus Graecarum Antiquitatum, in quo Continentur Effigies Virorum ac Foeminarum Illustrium
Borrowed: 1775/2/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/2/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Jacobus Gronovius (Male, born 1645, died 1716), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Thesaurus Graecarum Antiquitatum, in quo Continentur Effigies Virorum ac Foeminarum Illustrium
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54828
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108r
Rymers Foedora vol 1. 2
Borrowed: 1775/3/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/4/15 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 18 Mar. Original Returned Date: 15 Apr.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, conventiones, literae, et cujuscunque generis acta publica, inter reges Angliae, et alios quosvis imperatores, reges, pontifices, principes, vel communitates, ab ineunte saecula duodecimo, viz. ab anno 1101, ad nostra usque tempora, habita aut tractata; ex autographis, infra tempora, habita aut tractata; ex autographis, infra secretiores Archivorum regiorum thesaurarias, per multa saecula reconditis, fideliter exscripta.
Press: S. Shelf: 4. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll RF 846-865. Original Author: Rymer, Thomas, 1641-1713..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, conventiones, literæ, et cujuscunque generis acta publica, inter reges Angliæ, et alios quosuis imperatores, reges, ... ab anno 11O1, ad nostra usque tempora, habita aut tractata; ... In lucem missa de mandato Reginæ.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704-1735. Format: folio. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T148099
Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, Conventiones, Literae, et Cujuscunque Generis Acta Publica, inter Reges Angliae, et Alios Quosuis Imperatores, Reges
Borrowed: 1775/3/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/4/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54837
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Edinburgh Essays V. 1st
Borrowed: 1774/12/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/3/20 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 20 Dec 1774. Original Returned Date: 20 Mar 1775.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Medical essays and observations, published by a Society in Edinburgh.
Press: AO. Shelf: 6. Number: 14. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-k.9-14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary. Read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754-1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 116 borrowing records
ESTC: T136789
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Borrowed: 1774/12/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/3/20 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54838
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Plutarchus Bryani 5 Vol.
Borrowed: 1774/12/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/2/13 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Dec 1774. Original Returned Date: 13 Feb 1775.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Vitae parallelae, cum singulis aliquot.
Press: E. Shelf: 6. Number: 12. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh2-e.6-10. Original Author: Plutarch..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarchi chaeronensis Vitae parallelae, cum singulis aliquot. Græce et latine. Adduntur variantes lectiones ex MSS. codd. veteres & novæ, doctorum virorum notæ & emendationes, et indices accuratissimi. Recensuit Augustinus Bryanus.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1723-1729. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T106982
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1774/12/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/2/13 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 54847
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Leonora 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/28 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 2 Nov 1775. Original Returned Date: 28 Nov 1775.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Leonora: or, characters drawn from real life. Containing a great variety of incidents, interspers'd with reflections moral and entertaining.
Press: AE. Shelf: f11. Number: 27. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.26-27. Original Author: Anon..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Leonora: or, characters drawn from real life. Containing a great variety of incidents, interspers’d with reflections moral and entertaining.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1745. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 41 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T74434
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Leonora
Borrowed: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54832
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Hooks Observ.ts 4.to
Borrowed: 1773/5/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/6/4 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 May 1773. Original Returned Date: 4 Jun 1773.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Robert Hooke (Male, born 1635, died 1703)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Attempt to prove the motion of the earth.
Press: AZ. Shelf: 9. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm5-g.1. Original Author: Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703..
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Hooke (Male, born 1635, died 1703)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An attempt to prove the motion of the earth from observations made by Robert Hooke Fellow of the Royal Society.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1674. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: R11231
Robert Hooke (Male, born 1635, died 1703)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Attempt to Prove the Motion of the Earth
Borrowed: 1773/5/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/6/4 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Robert Hooke (Male, born 1635, died 1703), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54831
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Rymers Feodera Vol.s 6..7
Borrowed: 1773/5/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1773/5/27 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 11 May 1773. Original Returned Date: 27 May 1773.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, conventiones, literae, et cujuscunque generis acta publica, inter reges Angliae, et alios quosvis imperatores, reges, pontifices, principes, vel communitates, ab ineunte saecula duodecimo, viz. ab anno 1101, ad nostra usque tempora, habita aut tractata; ex autographis, infra tempora, habita aut tractata; ex autographis, infra secretiores Archivorum regiorum thesaurarias, per multa saecula reconditis, fideliter exscripta.
Press: S. Shelf: 4. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll RF 846-865. Original Author: Rymer, Thomas, 1641-1713..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, conventiones, literæ, et cujuscunque generis acta publica, inter reges Angliæ, et alios quosuis imperatores, reges, ... ab anno 11O1, ad nostra usque tempora, habita aut tractata; ... In lucem missa de mandato Reginæ.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704-1735. Format: folio. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T148099
Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, Conventiones, Literae, et Cujuscunque Generis Acta Publica, inter Reges Angliae, et Alios Quosuis Imperatores, Reges
Borrowed: 1773/5/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1773/5/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 54846
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Betsy Thoughtless 4 Vols
Borrowed: 1775/9/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 30 Sep 1775. Original Returned Date: 2 Nov 1775.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Eliza Fowler Haywood (Female, born c.1693, died 1756)
Genre: Fiction
History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless.
Press: AE. Shelf: 11. Number: 13-16. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk2-k.6-9. Original Author: Haywood, Eliza Fowler, 1693?-1756..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Eliza Fowler Haywood (Female, born c.1693, died 1756)
Genre: Fiction
The history of Miss Betsy Thoughtless.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: N1564
Eliza Fowler Haywood (Female, born c.1693, died 1756)
Genre: Fiction
History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless
Borrowed: 1775/9/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Eliza Fowler Haywood (Female, born c.1693, died 1756), Genre: Fiction
History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 54844
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Fortunate Foundlings
Borrowed: 1775/9/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 30 Sep 1775. Original Returned Date: 2 Nov 1775.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Eliza Fowler Haywood (Female, born c.1693, died 1756)
Genre: Fiction
Fortunate foundlings: being the genuine history of Colonel M---rs, and his sister, Madam du P----y, the issue of the Hon. Ch---es M----rs, son of the late Duke of R--l--d ...
Press: Gallery.. Shelf: [blank]. Number: [blank]. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-h.20. Original Author: Haywood, Eliza Fowler, 1693?-1756..
Confidence level: Certain
Eliza Fowler Haywood (Female, born c.1693, died 1756)
Genre: Fiction
Fortunate foundlings: being the genuine history of Colonel M---rs, and his sister, Madam du P----y, the issue of the Hon. Ch---es M----rs, son of the late Duke of R--l--d ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T75906
Eliza Fowler Haywood (Female, born c.1693, died 1756)
Genre: Fiction
Fortunate Foundlings
Borrowed: 1775/9/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Eliza Fowler Haywood (Female, born c.1693, died 1756), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 54834
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Hevelij Selinographia from D.r Simsons Collect.
Borrowed: 1773/11/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1774/4/14 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 11 Nov 1773. Original Returned Date: 14 Apr 1774.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Selenographia: sive lunae descriptio.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea6-x.3 . Original Author: Hevel, Johann..
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Johannis Hevelii Selenographia: sive, Lunæ Descriptio.
Language: Latin . Published: Gdansk. Date of publication: 1647. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Selenographia: sive, Lunae Descriptio
Borrowed: 1773/11/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1774/4/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Johannes Hevelius (Male, born 1611, died 1687), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54848
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Harriot Stuart 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/28 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 2 Nov 1775. Original Returned Date: 28 Nov 1775.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): 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: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Charlotte Lennox (Female, born c.1729, died 1804), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54840
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Kepleri Astronomia nova, de motibus Martis
Borrowed: 1775/2/17 (Friday). Returned: 1775/3/20 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 17 Feb 1775. Original Returned Date: 20 Mar 1775.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Johannes Kepler (Male, born 1571, died 1630)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomia nova aitiologetos, seu physica coelestis, tradita commentariis de motibus stellae Martis, ex observationibus G.V. Tychonis Brahe ... elaborata ...
Press: P. Shelf: 2. Number: 12. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-c.10 . Original Author: Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630..
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Kepler (Male, born 1571, died 1630)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomia nova Αἰτιολογητος, seu Physica Coelestis, tradita Commentariis de Motibus stellæ Martis ex Observationibus.
Language: Latin . Published: Prague. Date of publication: 1609. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 6
Johannes Kepler (Male, born 1571, died 1630)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomia Nova Αἰτιολογητος, seu Physica Coelestis, Tradita Commentariis de Motibus Stellae Martis ex Observationibus
Borrowed: 1775/2/17 (Friday). Returned: 1775/3/20 (Monday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Johannes Kepler (Male, born 1571, died 1630), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54849
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Ladies Drawing Room
Borrowed: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/28 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 2 Nov 1775. Original Returned Date: 28 Nov 1775.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): 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: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Genre: Fiction
Lady’s Drawing Room. Being a Faithful Picture of the Great World
Record ID 54841
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Baretti's Italian Dictionary V 2d
Borrowed: 1775/3/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/5/2 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 16 Mar 1775. Original Returned Date: 2 May 1775.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): 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 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: 1775/3/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/5/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789), Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English and Italian Languages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 54843
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
David Simple 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1775/9/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 30 Sep 1775. Original Returned Date: 2 Nov 1775.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of David Simple: containing an account of his travels through the cities of London and Westminster, in search of a real friend. By a lady [Sarah Fielding].
Press: AE. Shelf: 11. Number: 17. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.21-22. Original Author: Fielding, Sarah, 1710-1768..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
The adventures of David Simple: containing an account of his travels through the cities of London and Westminster, in the search of a real friend. By a Lady. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 139 times in 64 borrowing records
ESTC: T115675
Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of David Simple
Borrowed: 1775/9/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54835
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Flamsteedij Atlas Cœlistis Folio
Borrowed: 1773/11/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1774/4/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 11 Nov 1773. Original Returned Date: 8 Apr 1774.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Press: O. Shelf: 1. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl3-a.4-6. Original Author: Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia celestis Britannica tribus voluminibus contenta
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T88900
John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Historia Celestis Britannica
Borrowed: 1773/11/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1774/4/8 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: John Flamsteed (Male, born 1646, died 1719), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 54833
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Encyclopedie Vol. 1 given to the binder for pattern
Borrowed: 1773/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1773/6/8 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 18 May 1773. Original Returned Date: 8 Jun 1773.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres
Press: I. Shelf: 2. Number: 5.6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn3-a.8-14. Original Author: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1751-1772. Format: folio.
Editors: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784; Alembert, Jean le Rond d', 1717-1783.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 82 borrowing records
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1773/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1773/6/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784), Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54836
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Dodson's Mathematical repository
Borrowed: 1774/8/31 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/3/20 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 31 Aug 1774. Original Returned Date: 20 Mar 1775.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
James Dodson (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Mathematics
Mathematical repository. Vol. 1
Press: AE. Shelf: 10. Number: 7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm9-i.3. Original Author: Dodson, James, -1757..
Confidence level: Certain
James Dodson (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Mathematics
The mathematical repository. Containing Analytical Solutions of five hundred Questions, mostly selected from Scarce and Valuable authors. Designed to conduct Beginners to the more difficult Properties of Numbers. By James Dodson, Accomptant, and Teacher of the Mathematics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 44 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: T96494
James Dodson (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Mathematics
Mathematical Repository. Containing Analytical Solutions of Five Hundred Questions
Borrowed: 1774/8/31 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/3/20 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: James Dodson (Male, died 1757), Genre: Mathematics
Mathematical Repository. Containing Analytical Solutions of Five Hundred Questions
Record ID 54842
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Macbride's experimental Essays
Borrowed: 1775/4/14 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/2 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 14 Apr 1775. Original Returned Date: 2 May 1775.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental essays... I. On the formation of alimentary mixtures. II. On the nature and properties of fixed air. III. On ... the different kinds of antiseptics. IV. On the scurvy... V. On the dissolvent power of quick-lime
Press: AI. Shelf: 4. Number: 10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm1-h.2 . Original Author: MacBride, David..
Confidence level: Certain
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental essays on the following subjects: I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the Dissolvent Power of Quick-Lime.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 77
ESTC: N8983
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental Essays [David Macbride]
Borrowed: 1775/4/14 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54845
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Peter Wilkins 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1775/9/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 30 Sep 1775. Original Returned Date: 2 Nov 1775.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man.
Press: AE. Shelf: 12. Number: 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltock, Robert, 1697-1767..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1775/9/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54839
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 108v
Philo Judæus
Borrowed: 1774/12/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/2/13 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Dec 1774. Original Returned Date: 13 Feb 1775.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Philo of Alexandria (Male)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Omnia quae extant opera.
Press: E. Shelf: 6. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-b.7. Original Author: Philo, of Alexandria..
Confidence level: Certain
Philo of Alexandria (Male)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Φιλωνος Ἰουδαιου Συγγραμματα. Philonis Judaei, ... Opera. Ex ... S. Gelenii et aliorum interpretatione, partim ab A. Turnebo ... partim D. Hoeschelio ... edita ... Huic novissimae editioni accessere variae lectiones, etc.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1640. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
Philo of Alexandria (Male)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Works of Philo of Alexandria
Borrowed: 1774/12/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/2/13 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Philo of Alexandria (Male), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Record ID 54859
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Tob. Mayer Tab. Solis & Lunæ
Borrowed: 1777/12/5 (Friday). Returned: 1778/1/5 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Dec 1777. Original Returned Date: 5 Jan 1778.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Tobias Mayer (Male, born 1723, died 1762)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Tabulae motuum solis et lunae novae et correctae.
Press: AK. Shelf: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl8-e.5 . Original Author: Mayer, Tobias, 1723-1762..
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias Mayer (Male, born 1723, died 1762)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Tabulæ motuum solis et lunæ novæ et correctæ.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T98959
Tobias Mayer (Male, born 1723, died 1762)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Tabulae Motuum Solis et Lunae Novae et Correctae
Borrowed: 1777/12/5 (Friday). Returned: 1778/1/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Tobias Mayer (Male, born 1723, died 1762), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54855
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Philosophical Transactions Vol 63 pt 1st
Borrowed: 1777/4/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1777/9/4 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 15 Apr. Original Returned Date: 4 Sep.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
Press: AZ. Shelf: 8. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll HS 668-788. Original Author: Royal Society of London..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 63.1
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions : giving some accompt of the present undertakings, studies, and labours of the ingenious in many considerable parts of the world.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665-1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 103 borrowing records
ESTC: P2656
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions: Giving some Accompt of the Present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in Many Considerable Parts of the World
Borrowed: 1777/4/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1777/9/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 63.1
Record ID 54862
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Edinburgh Essays Vol 2
Borrowed: 1777/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/4/8 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 18 Dec 1777. Original Returned Date: 8 Apr 1778.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Philosophical Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified, born 1731)
Genre: Medicine
Medical essays and observations, published by a Society in Edinburgh.
Press: AT. Shelf: 7. Number: 8.9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll NE.9.8-9. Original Author: Lewis, William, 1708-1781..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Philosophical Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified, born 1731)
Genre: Medicine
Medical essays and observations, published by a Society in Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1752. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 74 borrowing records
ESTC: N21896
Philosophical Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified, born 1731)
Genre: Medicine
Medical Essays and Observations [Philosophical Society of Edinburgh]
Borrowed: 1777/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/4/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Philosophical Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified, born 1731), Genre: Medicine
Medical Essays and Observations [Philosophical Society of Edinburgh]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 54870
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Matth. Colin Epist. ad Baldinger } D.r Carmichael
Borrowed: 1777/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/2/16 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 11 Dec 1777. Original Returned Date: 16 Feb 1778.
Dr James Carmichael
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: James Carmichael.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Mattaeus Collin (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Epistola qua demonstratur, pustulas miliares male a quibusdam medicis, factitias et symptomaticas, dici.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-h.11. Original Author: Collin, Matthaus..
Confidence level: Certain
Mattaeus Collin (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Epistola qua demonstratur pustula miliares male a quibusdam medicis, factitias et symptomaticas dici.
Language: Latin . Published: Vienna. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Mattaeus Collin (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Epistola qua Demonstratur Pustula Miliares Male a quibusdam Medicis, Factitias et Symptomaticas Dici
Borrowed: 1777/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/2/16 (Monday).
Borrower: Dr James Carmichael
Author: Mattaeus Collin (Male), Genre: Medicine
Epistola qua Demonstratur Pustula Miliares Male a quibusdam Medicis, Factitias et Symptomaticas Dici
Record ID 54875
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Halleri Physiologia Tom. 7, 8 D.r Carmichael
Borrowed: 1778/4/24 (Friday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Apr 1778. Original Returned Date: 12 Jun 1778.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Dr James Carmichael
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: James Carmichael.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Bibliotheca anatomica, [Albrecht von Haller]. Qua scripta ad anatomen et physiologiam facientia a rerum initiis recensentur.
Press: AH. Original Author: Haller, Albrecht von, 1708-1777..
Confidence level: Very likely
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Bibliotheca anatomica. Qua scripta ad anatomen et physiologiam facientia a rerum initiis recensentur.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T200772
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Bibliotheca Anatomica [Albrecht von Haller]
Borrowed: 1778/4/24 (Friday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday).
Borrowers: Alexander Wilson , Dr James Carmichael
Author: Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 54866
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Nautical Almanack 1772.73.74.75.
Borrowed: 1777/10/6 (Monday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Oct 1777. Original Returned Date: 12 Jun 1778.
Dr Thomas Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Anatomy and Botany 1757-1781; Clerk of the University 1770.
Original Full Name: Dr Hamilton. Life dates: 1728-1782.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Nautical almanac and astronomical ephemeris for 1772.
Press: AQ. Shelf: 1. Number: 1. Original Author: Great Britain. Commissioners of Longitude..
Borrowed: 1777/10/6 (Monday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Dr Thomas Hamilton
Record ID 54853
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Edin.r Physical Essays Vol. 1&2
Borrowed: 1777/4/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1777/9/4 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 15 Apr. Original Returned Date: 4 Sep.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Medical essays and observations, published by a Society in Edinburgh.
Press: AO. Shelf: 6. Number: 14. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-k.9-14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary. Read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754-1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 116 borrowing records
ESTC: T136789
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Borrowed: 1777/4/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1777/9/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54873
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Philosophical Transactions Vol. 45. 35.
Borrowed: 1778/1/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 20 Jan 1778. Original Returned Date: 12 Jun 1778.
Dr James Carmichael
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: James Carmichael.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
Press: AZ. Shelf: 8. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll HS 668-788. Original Author: Royal Society of London..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 35, Volume 45
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions : giving some accompt of the present undertakings, studies, and labours of the ingenious in many considerable parts of the world.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665-1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 103 borrowing records
ESTC: P2656
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions: Giving some Accompt of the Present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in Many Considerable Parts of the World
Borrowed: 1778/1/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Dr James Carmichael
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 35, Volume 45
Record ID 54854
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
British Manners Guide
Borrowed: 1777/4/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1778/4/13 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 15 Apr. Original Returned Date: 13 Apr.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Nevil Maskelyne (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
British mariner's guide.
Press: AH. Shelf: 5. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn10-h.14 . Original Author: Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811..
Confidence level: Certain
Nevil Maskelyne (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The British mariner’s guide. Containing, complete and easy instructions for the discovery of the longitude at sea and land, within a Degree, by Observations of the Distance of the Moon from the Sun and Stars, taken with Hadley’s Quadrant.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T58799
Nevil Maskelyne (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
British Mariner’s Guide
Borrowed: 1777/4/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1778/4/13 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Nevil Maskelyne (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 54872
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Poerneri Delinatio pharmacine } D.r Carmichael
Borrowed: 1777/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/2/16 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 11 Dec 1777. Original Returned Date: 16 Feb 1778.
Dr James Carmichael
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: James Carmichael.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Karl Wilhelm Poerner (Male, born 1732, died 1796)
Genre: Medicine
Delineatio pharmaciae chemico-therapeuticae.
Press: AV. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-i.27. Original Author: Poerner, Karl Wilhelm..
Confidence level: Certain
Karl Wilhelm Poerner (Male, born 1732, died 1796)
Genre: Medicine
Caroli Guilielmi Poerner ... Delineatio Pharmaciae chemico-therapeuticae.
Language: Latin . Published: Leipzig. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Karl Wilhelm Poerner (Male, born 1732, died 1796)
Genre: Medicine
Delineatio Pharmaciae Chemico-therapeuticae
Borrowed: 1777/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/2/16 (Monday).
Borrower: Dr James Carmichael
Author: Karl Wilhelm Poerner (Male, born 1732, died 1796), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 54851
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Nautical Almanac for 1767
Borrowed: 1776/11/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1777/2/28 (Friday). Original Returned Date: 28 Feb.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Commissioners of Longitude Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Periodicals
Nautical almanac and astronomical ephemeris for 1767.
Press: AQ. Shelf: 1. Number: 1. Original Author: Great Britain. Commissioners of Longitude..
Confidence level: Certain
Commissioners of Longitude Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Periodicals
The nautical almanac and astronomical ephemeris, for the year 1767.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T98823
Commissioners of Longitude Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Periodicals
Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris
Borrowed: 1776/11/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1777/2/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: Commissioners of Longitude Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Periodicals
Record ID 54865
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Bromfield's Chirugical Observations 2 Tomes for D.r Charmichael
Borrowed: 1777/10/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/11/5 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 1 Oct 1777. Original Returned Date: 5 Nov 1777.
Dr James Carmichael
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: James Carmichael.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
William Bromfield (Male, born 1712, died 1792)
Genre: Medicine
Chirurgical observations and cases.
Press: AO. Shelf: 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk9-f.16-17. Original Author: Bromfield, William, 1712-1792..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Bromfield (Male, born 1712, died 1792)
Genre: Medicine
Chirurgical observations and cases.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T16289
William Bromfield (Male, born 1712, died 1792)
Genre: Medicine
Chirurgical Observations and Cases [William Blomfield]
Borrowed: 1777/10/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr James Carmichael
Author: William Bromfield (Male, born 1712, died 1792), Genre: Medicine
Chirurgical Observations and Cases [William Blomfield]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54864
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Xenophontis Memorabilia per Wells (For M.r Barr.
Borrowed: 1777/8/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/11/12 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 20 Aug 1777. Original Returned Date: 12 Nov 1777.
Mr Barr
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Dr Thomas Hamilton
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Anatomy and Botany 1757-1781; Clerk of the University 1770.
Original Full Name: Dr Hamilton. Life dates: 1728-1782.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Opera quae extant omnia; unà cum chronologiâa Xenophonteâ cl. Dodwelli, et quatuor tabulis geographicis. [Edidit Eduardus Wells] / [Xenophon].
Press: B. Shelf: 10. Number: 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-g.19-23. Original Author: Xenophon..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Xenophōntos ta sōzomena. = Xenophontis opera quæ extant omnia; unà cum chronologiâ Xenophonteâ cl. Dodwelli, et quatuor tabulis geographicis.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1691-1703. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Wells, Edward, 1667-1727.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 168 times in 118 borrowing records
ESTC: T111427
Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Xenophon
Borrowed: 1777/8/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/11/12 (Wednesday).
Borrowers: Mr Barr , Dr Thomas Hamilton
Author: Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354), Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54857
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Sheffields works Voll 2d
Borrowed: 1777/9/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 11 Sep. Original Returned Date: 12 Jun.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham (Male, born 1647, died 1721)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of John Sheffield, earl of Mulgrave, marquis of Normanby, and Duke of Buckingham.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh1-e.8-9. Original Author: Buckingham, John Sheffield, Duke of, 1647-1721..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham (Male, born 1647, died 1721)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave, Marquis of Normanby, and Duke of Buckingham.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1723. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T86939
John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham (Male, born 1647, died 1721)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave, Marquis of Normanby, and Duke of Buckingham
Borrowed: 1777/9/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham (Male, born 1647, died 1721), Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave, Marquis of Normanby, and Duke of Buckingham
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 54856
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Tobias Mayers Posthumous work 4.to
Borrowed: 1777/7/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1778/4/8 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29 Jul. Original Returned Date: 8 Apr.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Tobias Mayer (Male, born 1723, died 1762)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opera Inedita.
Original Author: Mayer, Tobias, 1723-1762..
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias Mayer (Male, born 1723, died 1762)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
T. Mayeri ... Opera inedita ... Edidit et observationum appendicem adjecit G. C. Lichtenberg.
Language: Latin . Published: Göttingen. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to.
Editors: Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph, 1742-1799.
Number of borrowings: 3
Tobias Mayer (Male, born 1723, died 1762)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opera Inedita [Tobias Mayer]
Borrowed: 1777/7/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1778/4/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Tobias Mayer (Male, born 1723, died 1762), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 54860
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Priestly on Vision 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1777/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 18 Dec 1777. Original Returned Date: 12 Jun 1778.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light, and colours.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-e.2-3. Original Author: Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The history and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light, and colours.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T36343
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Discoveries relating to Vision, Light, and Colours
Borrowed: 1777/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Discoveries relating to Vision, Light, and Colours
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54861
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Philosophical Transact: Voll: 48. Par. 1 & 2
Borrowed: 1777/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 18 Dec 1777. Original Returned Date: 12 Jun 1778.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
Press: AZ. Shelf: 8. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll HS 668-788. Original Author: Royal Society of London..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 48.1, Volume 48.2
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions : giving some accompt of the present undertakings, studies, and labours of the ingenious in many considerable parts of the world.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665-1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 147 times in 103 borrowing records
ESTC: P2656
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions: Giving some Accompt of the Present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in Many Considerable Parts of the World
Borrowed: 1777/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 48.1, Volume 48.2
Record ID 54867
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Forster's Travels Dr Carmichael
Borrowed: 1777/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/12/11 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Nov 1777. Original Returned Date: 11 Dec 1777.
Dr James Carmichael
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: James Carmichael.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Johann Hermann von Riedesel (Male, born 1740, died 1785)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Sicily and that part of Italy formerly called Magna Graecia.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk9-g.7. Original Author: Riedesel, Johann Hermann von, 1740-1785..
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Hermann von Riedesel (Male, born 1740, died 1785)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Sicily and that part of Italy formerly called Magna Græcia. And a tour through Egypt, with an accurate description of its cities, and the modern state of the country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Forster, J. R.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T136713
Johann Hermann von Riedesel (Male, born 1740, died 1785)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Sicily and that Part of Italy formerly called Magna Graecia. And a Tour through Egypt
Borrowed: 1777/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/12/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Dr James Carmichael
Author: Johann Hermann von Riedesel (Male, born 1740, died 1785), Genre: Travel
Record ID 54850
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Priestly on Vision 2 Voll. 4.o
Borrowed: 1776/11/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1777/9/4 (Thursday). Original Returned Date: 4 Sep.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Practical Astronomy 1786.
Original Full Name: Pat Wilson. Life dates: 1743-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light, and colours.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-e.2-3. Original Author: Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The history and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light, and colours.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T36343
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Discoveries relating to Vision, Light, and Colours
Borrowed: 1776/11/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1777/9/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Discoveries relating to Vision, Light, and Colours
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 54868
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Lettsom's Medical Memoirs Dr Carmichael
Borrowed: 1777/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/12/11 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Nov 1777. Original Returned Date: 11 Dec 1777.
Dr James Carmichael
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: James Carmichael.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
John Coakley Lettsom (Male, born 1744, died 1815)
Genre: Medicine
Medical memoirs of the General dispensary in London, for part of the years 1773 and 1774.
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh9-f.5 . Original Author: Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815..
Confidence level: Certain
John Coakley Lettsom (Male, born 1744, died 1815)
Genre: Medicine
Medical memoirs of the General Dispensary in London, for part of the years 1773 and 1774.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T73255
John Coakley Lettsom (Male, born 1744, died 1815)
Genre: Medicine
Medical Memoirs of the General Dispensary in London
Borrowed: 1777/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1777/12/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Dr James Carmichael
Author: John Coakley Lettsom (Male, born 1744, died 1815), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 54863
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
American Transactions
Borrowed: 1777/7/18 (Friday). Returned: 1778/1/5 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 18 Jul 1777. Original Returned Date: 5 Jan 1778.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Astronomy 1760-1786; Clerk of Senate 1771.
Original Full Name: Mr Wilson. Life dates: 1714-1786. Academic dates: MA (St Andrews) 1733.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor. Print and Book Trade > Printers.
Genre: Periodicals
Transactions, of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge.
Press: AG. Shelf: 10. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi8-f.1 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Transactions, of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge.
Language: English . Published: Philadelphia. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: W15742
Genre: Periodicals
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Borrowed: 1777/7/18 (Friday). Returned: 1778/1/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Genre: Periodicals
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 54869
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Naperi Lagarithmorum 4.to
Borrowed: 1777/11/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 27 Nov 1777. Original Returned Date: 12 Jun 1778.
Dr Thomas Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Regius Professor of Anatomy and Botany 1757-1781; Clerk of the University 1770.
Original Full Name: Dr Hamilton. Life dates: 1728-1782.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
John Napier Lord Merchiston (Male, born 1550, died 1617)
Genre: Mathematics
Logarithmorum canonis descriptio, seu Arithmeticarum supputationum mirabilis abbreuiatio.
Press: AV. Shelf: 2. Number: 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl7-h.6 . Original Author: Napier, John, 1550-1617..
Confidence level: Certain
John Napier Lord Merchiston (Male, born 1550, died 1617)
Genre: Mathematics
Logarithmorum canonis descriptio. (Tabula canonis logarithmorum.).
Language: Latin . Published: Lyon. Date of publication: 1620. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
John Napier Lord Merchiston (Male, born 1550, died 1617)
Genre: Mathematics
Description of the Admirable Table of Logarithmes
Borrowed: 1777/11/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/6/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Dr Thomas Hamilton
Author: John Napier Lord Merchiston (Male, born 1550, died 1617), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 54871
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 109r
Goodall's antiquities } D.r Carmichael
Borrowed: 1777/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/2/16 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 11 Dec 1777. Original Returned Date: 16 Feb 1778.
Dr James Carmichael
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: James Carmichael.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Walter Goodall (Male, born 1706, died 1766)
Genre: History
Introduction to the history and antiquities of Scotland.
Press: AT. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll 1376 . Original Author: Goodall, Walter, 1706-1766..
Confidence level: Certain
Walter Goodall (Male, born 1706, died 1766)
Genre: History
An introduction to the history and antiquities of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T96039
Walter Goodall (Male, born 1706, died 1766)
Genre: History
Introduction to the History and Antiquities of Scotland [Walter Goodall]
Borrowed: 1777/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1778/2/16 (Monday).
Borrower: Dr James Carmichael
Author: Walter Goodall (Male, born 1706, died 1766), Genre: History
Introduction to the History and Antiquities of Scotland [Walter Goodall]