6 0 ▁books ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁books ▁Category : Phys ics ▁Category : Text books <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Russell ▁( 1 7 4 1 – 1 7 9 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁historical ▁and ▁mis cell aneous ▁writer . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Russell , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Russell , ▁far mer , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Christian ▁Ball ant y ne , ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁the ▁farm ▁of ▁Wind y do ors , ▁Sel k irk shire , ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁school , ▁first , ▁at ▁Inner le ith en , ▁Pe eb less hire , ▁and ▁then ▁for ▁ten ▁months ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 6 ▁he ▁was ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁a ▁books eller ▁and ▁printer . ▁ ▁When ▁a ▁jour ne yman ▁Russell ▁joined ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁the ▁Mis cell aneous ▁Society , ▁composed ▁of ▁university ▁and ▁other ▁students . ▁His ▁friends ▁re vised ▁a ▁translation ▁by ▁him ▁of ▁Cre b illon ' s ▁Rh ad am ist he ▁and ▁Z en ob ia , ▁which ▁he ▁un success fully ▁submitted ▁to ▁G arr ick ▁for ▁representation . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 7 6 5 ▁with ▁Patrick ▁Murray , ▁ 5 th ▁Lord ▁E lib ank ▁at ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁Mid l oth ian , ▁and ▁presently ▁for so ok ▁his ▁trade , ▁trust ing ▁to ▁prosper ▁under ▁E lib ank ' s ▁patron age . ▁ ▁After