Leighton Library has 1596 edition of "De natura noui orbis" about the New World, by José de Acosta

Added by Leighton Library at 09:27 on 15 February 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1596 edition of "De natura noui orbis" about the New World, by Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist in Latin America José de Acosta who died #OnThisDay 15 February 1600. His deductions related to the atmosphere, when crossing over the Andes, is a variety of altitude si...

Leighton Library has 1689 First Edition of “The declaration of the Estates of the kingdom of Scotland, containing the claim of right, and the offer of the Crown to Their Majesties King William & Queen Mary”

Added by Leighton Library at 10:28 on 13 February 2025

Leighton Library has a 1689 First Edition of “The declaration of the Estates of the kingdom of Scotland, containing the claim of right, and the offer of the Crown to Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary”. This came about as a consequence of William and Mary being proclaimed co-rulers of Engla...

Leighton Library has a 1774 edition of "State-papers and letters, addressed to William Carstares, confidential secretary to King William during the whole of his reign" by William Carstares

Added by Leighton Library at 08:56 on 11 February 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1774 edition of "State-papers and letters, addressed to William Carstares, confidential secretary to King William during the whole of his reign" by William Carstares who was born #OnThisDay 11 February 1649. He was confidential secretary to William of Orange (later King Wi...

Leighton Library has a 1643 edition of "Marci Antonini imperatoris De seipso et ad seipsum libri XII" by Wilhelm Xylander

Added by Leighton Library at 08:03 on 10 February 2025

#OnThisDay 10 February 1576 Wilhelm Xylander, German classical scholar and humanist, died. The Leighton Library has a 1643 edition of his "Marci Antonini imperatoris De seipso et ad seipsum libri XII" - the meditations of Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome, 121-180).Dunblane's historic Leighton Librar...

Leighton Library has 1710 edition of "Ciceronis De officiis libri tres" by Johann Georg Graevius

Added by Leighton Library at 07:16 on 29 January 2025

The Leighton Library has several of books (including a 1710 edition of a treatise on the philosophical works of Cicero "Ciceronis De officiis libri tres") by German classical scholar and critic Johann Georg Graevius, who was born #OnThisDay 29 January 1632. He enjoyed a very high reputation as a tea...