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Student lecture notes

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Notes taken down by students

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

Notes of lectures by Charles Alston, with bookplates of Alexander Russell

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1910
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Three volumes of notes of lectures given by Charles Alston, entitled 'A treatise on the materia medica ... from the lectures of Charles Alston, M.D., Fellow of the College of Physicians and Professor of Botany at Edinburgh. 1733'. 183 x 165 mm, rebound. They bear the armorial bookplate of Alexander Russell, M.D. It is possible that this is the Alexander Russell that studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and graduated in 1779.

Dates: 1733

Notes of lectures by George Lees, taken down by Thomas Millar

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1912
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One volume of notes taken down by Thomas Millar, who lived at 9 Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, on lectures on natural philosophy given by George Lees. There is note reading: 'George Lees appears in the Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1840/1, as Lecturer in Natural Philosopgy at the School of Arts, Adam Square'. This schhol was the Edinburgh School of Arts, later known as the Watt Institution and School of Arts, which had moved to Adam Square in 1837.

Dates: 1840

Notes of lectures by Sir John Halliday Croom, taken down by P. J. F. Garvey

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1898
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Notes of lectures on midwifery given by John Holliday Croom in 1899 and 1905-1906, taken down by P. J. F. Garvey.

Dates: 1899-1906

Notes of lectures by Sir William Hamilton, taken down by D. Maclaren

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Identifier: Coll-1897
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Notes of lectures on Logic given by Sir William Hamilton, 1847-1848, taken down by D. Maclaren.

Dates: 1847-1848

Notes of lectures given by Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, taken down by James R. Watson

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1953
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One volume containing notes of botany lectures given by Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, taken down by James R Watson at the University of Edinburgh in 1890.

Dates: 1890

Notes of lectures on Agriculture taken down by Charles Lyall, 1833-1834

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1848/23-0181
Scope and Contents This is a volume of manuscript notes of lectures on agriculture, taken down by Charles Lyall, a student of the University of Edinburgh, during the academic session 1833-1834. The lecturer was probably David Low, who held the Chair of Agriculture from 1831 to 1854.The book covers all aspects of general farming and land management, with sections on crops, cultivation, soil science, livestock, economy and tenant law, and appears to represent a complete course of study, signed off as...
Dates: 1833-1834

Notes of lectures on anatomy given by John Goodsir, taken down by Arthur Pearse

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1959
Scope and Contents

Notebook containing notes of lectures on anatomy given by Prof. John Goodsir, taken down by Arthur Pearse (M.D., 1859) at the University of Edinburgh in 1855-1856. Volume 2 only.

Dates: 1855-1856

Notes of lectures on Scots Law given by David Hume, Baron of the Exchequer

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Identifier: Coll-1957
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Two notebooks containing notes of lectures on Scots law, 1808-1809, given by David Hume, Baron of the Exchequer (Scotland). Notes taken down by person unknown.

Dates: 1808-1809

Notes of lectures on Scots Law given by David Hume, Baron of the Exchequer

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Identifier: Coll-1958
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One notebook containing notes entitled 'Notes of lectures on the law of Scotland, from 'Marriage' to 'General Service', 1810-1811. Lectures given by David Hume, Baron of the Exchequer (Scotland), at the University of Edinburgh. Notes taken down by person unknown.

Dates: 1810-1811

Notes of medical lectures by Andrew Duncan Senior and Thomas Young, taken down by person unknown

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1920
Scope and Contents

Two volumes containing notes of lectures on midwifery by Thomas Young given in 1763-1764, and notes of lectures on 'the practice of physic' given by Andrew Duncan Snr in 1778.

Dates: 1763-1778