University of Edinburgh
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Caspar Wistar notes on the lectures of Joseph Black
Item
Identifier: 10a 12
Scope and Contents
Four volumes of notes on 118 chemistry lectures delivered by Joseph Black at the University of Edinburgh in 1784.
Dates:
circa 1784
John McMorran notes on the lectures of Thomas Young
Collection
Identifier: 10a 119
Scope and Contents
Two volumes (in one, [8], 206 p.) of notes on the last session of obstetrical lectures given by Thomas Young at the University of Edinburgh in 1782-1783. Includes table of contents.
Dates:
1782 - 1783
Notes on the lectures of Alexander Monro
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2/327
Abstract
The collection contains two manuscript volumes of notes, 1786 Jan. 12-[17]86 Apr. 5, taken by an unknown author of lectures given by Alexander Monro, 1737-1817. Alexander Monro held the chair of anatomy at the University of Edinburgh during the period the notes were recorded. The subjects discussed in the first volume of notes include general anatomy, jaundice, hernia, pregnancy, and teeth. The subjects covered in the second volume include teeth, surgery, hernia, dropsy, tumors, hair lip,...
Dates:
1786
Notes on the lectures of Thomas Young
Item
Identifier: 10a 120
Scope and Contents
One volume of notes on obstetrics lectures given by Thomas Young at the University of Edinburgh. Includes table of contents. Incomplete, lacks p. 46-50, 76-91, 180-181, 226-248, 268-271, and 307-318.
Dates:
circa 1777
Thomas Ruston papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/137
Scope and Contents
This small collection of manuscripts, 1764-1802, documents the
education, medical career, and personal life of Thomas Ruston.
Items in the collection relating to Ruston's medical education
at the University of Edinburgh include notes on two lectures
on the pulse delivered by William Cullen with drafts of three
letters by Ruston describing his affairs, 1764-1765; petitions
signed by the students of the university, protesting the lack
of regulations in granting degrees, 1764; and an...
Dates:
1764 - 1802
