Leighton Library has 1654 edition of "Letters to severall persons of honour" by John Donne

Added by Leighton Library at 08:06 on 31 March 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1654 edition of "Letters to severall persons of honour" by eminent English poet and cleric John Donne, who died #OnThisDay 31 March 1631. This is a collection of his letters collected and published by his son, and which illustrate his relationship with his family and other...

Leighton Library has 1607 first edition of "Euclidis Elementorum libri XV" by Christopher Clavius

Added by Leighton Library at 07:07 on 25 March 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1607 first edition of "Euclidis Elementorum libri XV" by German mathematician and probably the most respected astronomer in Europe at the time, Christopher Clavius who was born #OnThisDay 25 March 1538. His textbooks were used for astronomical education for over fifty year...

Leighton Library has 1566 edition of "Historiae Theodorici de Niem, scribae quondam pontificij" by Dietrich of Nieheim

Added by Leighton Library at 07:42 on 22 March 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1566 edition of "Historiae Theodorici de Niem, scribae quondam pontificij" by medieval historian Dietrich of Nieheim who died #OnThisDay 22 March 1418. As a notary or abbreviator to papal courts he wrote about events in which he had been involved or of which he was in an e...

Leighton Library has first edition of 1766 of "Travels through France and Italy" by Tobias Smollett

Added by Leighton Library at 13:19 on 19 March 2025

The Leighton Library has a first edition of 1766 of "Travels through France and Italy" by Scottish surgeon, poet & author Tobias Smollett who was born #OnThisDay 19 March 1721. He was best known for his novels, which influenced later novelists such as Charles Dickens & George Orwell. He came to writ...

Leighton Library has 1761 edition of "Human nature in its four-fold state " by Thomas Boston

Added by Leighton Library at 18:22 on 17 March 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1761 edition of "Human nature in its four-fold state," a 1840 edition of "The Crook in the Lot," and a 1791 edition of "A soliloquy on the art of man-fishing" all by Scottish educator, church leader, theologian, philosopher & author Thomas Boston who was born #OnThisDay 17...