Anderson, William

Physicae generalis epitome. Passiones secundum Cartesium. Johnston (W.). Universae chronologiae in periodos septem distincta epitome. Illustrated by rough pen-drawn diagrams. The writer has signed his name on p. 34, and on the last leaf. The date occurs at the head of 'Omnium librorum ad me pertinentium Catalogus' on the fourth leaf from the end. Produced in Aberdeen?

1682

1 volume 2 ll. + 87 pp. + 3 ll. last bl.. + 17 ll. 151/2 x 10 cm. Original calf binding, worn. Four leaves have been cut out after the first work.

Purchased 1935.

On the title-page of the work on chronology, the author is stated to be 'Math. Doct.', and he may very probably be the William Johnston, M.D. who was appointed Professor of Mathematics at Marischal College and University, Aberdeen in 1626, a post which he held until his death in 1640.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

No record has been traced of the publication of this work. [Cf. P. J. Anderson: Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis. Vol. I, pp. 143-148: Vol. II, p. 53].@$@In the same compiler's 'Officers and Graduates of University and King's College, Aberdeen', 1893, there is a record of a William Anderson of Morayshire who took his M.A. Degree in 1680 (p. 211), and of another of Banff who took it in 1682 (p. 212).