Leighton Library has 1589 edition of "Astronomica veterum scripta"

Added by Leighton Library at 06:58 on 20 July 2024

Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has a 1589 edition of "Astronomica veterum scripta" which draws on the work from many scholars over many centuries who studied astronomy and tried to make sense of our universe. This contains descriptions and illustrations of star and constellation names used to ...

Leighton Library has a 1608 edition of "Locorum communium" by Conrad Vorstius

Added by Leighton Library at 08:07 on 19 July 2024

The issue of free speech in universities is often in the news. The Leighton Library has a 1608 edition of "Locorum communium" by German-Dutch theologian Conrad Vorstius who was born #OnThisDay 19 July 1569. He became controversial, and King James VI of Scotland and I of England, through his Dutch am...

Leighton Library has a 1593 edition of "Explicationum catecheticarum" by Zacharias Ursinus

Added by Leighton Library at 07:39 on 18 July 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1593 edition of "Explicationum catecheticarum" by German Reformed theologian Zacharias Ursinus who was born #OnThisDay 18 July 1534. Reformed German and Dutch immigrants to North America celebrated his legacy — especially his role in the creation of the Heidelberg Catechis...

Leighton Library has a 1710 edition of "An exposition of the Creed" by John Pearson

Added by Leighton Library at 07:02 on 16 July 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1710 edition of "An exposition of the Creed" by theologian and scholar John Pearson (Lord Bishop of Chester) who died #OnThisDay 16 July 1686. He was Master of Jesus College, Cambridge then Master of Trinity College, Cambridge and a fellow of the Royal Society

Leighton Library has a 1666 edition of "Memoires de Messire Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantome" by Pierre de Bourdeille

Added by Leighton Library at 04:48 on 15 July 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1666 edition of "Memoires de Messire Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantome. Contenans les vies des hommes illustres & grands capitaines francois de son temps" by French historian, soldier, and biographer Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, who died #OnThisDay ...