Leighton Library has a 1768 edition of “An essay on the history of civil society” by Adam Ferguson

Added by Leighton Library at 06:51 on 20 June 2024

Did you know that the man known as the father of modern sociology, Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and historian, Adam Ferguson, was born #OnThisDay 20 June 1723? Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library has a 1768 edition of his most famous work “An essay on the history of civil society” as well as ...

Leighton Library has a 1675 edition of "Pensées de M. Pascal sur la religion, et sur quelques autres sujets" by Blaise Pascal

Added by Leighton Library at 05:48 on 19 June 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1675 edition of "Pensées de M. Pascal sur la religion, et sur quelques autres sujets, qui ont esté trouvées après sa mort parmy ses papiers" by French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and philosopher Blaise Pascal who was born #OnThisDay 19 June 1623. He was a ch...

Leighton Library has a 1754 first edition of "A short conference betwixt Mr Adam Gib, Minister of the Gospel in the Associate Congregation at Edinburgh, and a country-man in the parish of Biggar"

Added by Leighton Library at 06:13 on 18 June 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1754 first edition of "A short conference betwixt Mr Adam Gib, Minister of the Gospel in the Associate Congregation at Edinburgh, and a country-man in the parish of Biggar" about a heated exchange with Adam Gib, who died #OnThisDay 18 June 1788. He was a Scottish religious...

The persecution of Robert Leighton's father was described as "one of the most disgraceful incidents of the reign of King Charles I"

Added by Leighton Library at 07:14 on 16 June 2024

The father of Robert Leighton was Alexander Leighton who came from Montrose. He studied at the University of St Andrews and Leiden University in Holland, Netherlands. He worked as a medical doctor in London (though was twice prohibited from practice). He moved to Holland for one to three years, duri...

Leighton Library has a 1711 edition of "Apparatus Biblicus" by Bernard Lamy

Added by Leighton Library at 07:26 on 15 June 2024

#OnThisDay 15 June 1640 French Oratorian, mathematician and theologian Bernard Lamy was born. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has a 1711 edition of his "Apparatus Biblicus" in which he calls into question the historical character of the book of Tobias and book of Judith