Leighton Library has 1769 edition of "An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense" by Thomas Reid

Added by Leighton Library at 07:32 on 26 April 2025

#OnThisDay 26 April 1710 Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid was born. He was the founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense, key player in the Scottish Enlightenment & joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The Leighton Library has a 1769 edition of his "An Inquiry into the Human Mind on...

Leighton Library has 1581 edition of "Discussionum Peripateticarum" by Francesco Patrizi

Added by Leighton Library at 07:13 on 25 April 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1581 edition of "Discussionum Peripateticarum" by Italian philosopher and scientist Francesco Patrizi who was born #OnThisDay 25 April 1529. In this book he attacked the character and works of Aristotle, and defended that of Plato. He was a scholar of history, rhetoric and...

Leighton Library has first edition of 1789 of "An historical narrative of the shipwreck and captivity of Mr de Brisson, with a description of the deserts of Africa, from Senegal to Morocco"

Added by Leighton Library at 07:16 on 24 April 2025

#OnThisDay 24 April 1800, William Murdoch, a borrower at the Leighton Library, borrowed the Leighton Library's first edition of 1789 of "An historical narrative of the shipwreck and captivity of Mr de Brisson, with a description of the deserts of Africa, from Senegal to Morocco." If you'd like to ex...