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University of Edinburgh -- student lecture notes

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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

Student notes, c 1939-1944; 1969

 Series — Box CLX-A-1668: Series Coll-1976/1
Identifier: Coll-1976/1
Scope and Contents This series consists of student notebooks and notes taken by Anne Davies during her studies. Also includes some University of Edidnburgh pamphlets. Student medical case notes, midwifery cases at the Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, 1943-1944. Restricted. Annotated typed notes entitled 'Diseases of the alimentary system', c 1939-1945. Annotated typed notes entitled...
Dates: c 1939-1944; 1969

Student notes on Scots Law taken down by David Monro Binning, 1797

 Item — Box CLX-A-479
Identifier: Coll-1848/23-0109
Scope and Contents

This is a notebook containing manuscript student nots on law, taken down by David Monro Binning in 1797 at the University of Edinburgh.


The notes cover the following chapters, as listed on the title page: "Man and Wife / Parent and Child / Tutors and Minors/Curators / Master and Servant".

Dates: 1797

Volume of student lecture notes entitled "Heads of Dr. Ferguson's Lectures 1760", 1760

 Item — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0060
Scope and Contents

This item is a volume of student lecture notes entitled "Heads of Dr. Ferguson's Lectures 1760", 44-page long, apparently by a student who attended Adam Ferguson's lectures at the University of Edinburgh. As the title suggests, these are the "heads" or outlines of the course, but with a fair bit of detail included. The lectures concern mankind in its divisions, social actions, forms of government, etc.

Dates: 1760