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Joseph Black corresponded with many people on social and professional matters. This series includes correspondence with James Watt (1736-1819), Lord Kames (1696-1782), James Hope Johnstone (1741-1816) and Lorenz Florenz Friedrich von Crell (1744-1816).

1 box of letters and related documents, chronologically arranged with index (1754-1783)

Scope and Contents Large scale black and white photographic prints (maximum size 51cm x 60cm), which join together to show the full facade of the former Heriot-Watt University building in Chambers Street in Edinburgh. The adjacent Bank of Scotland, former dental hospital and Minto Street are also included. The statue of James Watt, later removed to the new Heriot-Watt University campus can be seen in situ as can busts of the founders of Heriot-Watt University: George Heriot and Leonard Horner. Some of the...

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Lecture notes from the time when Robison was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. The notes embrace the sciences of mechanics, hydrodynamics, astronomy and optics, together with electricity and magnetism.

It is assumed that these are Robison's own notes but this has not been verified.

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Letter from Doctor Alexander Eason, Manchester to Joseph Black, dated 18 November 1789. The letter is about barytes, James Watt's son, bleaching, hydrophobia.

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Letter from Doctor James Lind, Windsor to Joseph Black, dated 8 October 1784. The letter is about Lind enquiring about an experiment in "aerostation" by Black and Button c 1767. The letter mentions Antoine Laurent Lavoisier and James Watt. The item contains Black's draft reply.

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Letter from Doctor James Lind, Windsor to Joseph Black, dated 19 November 1784. The letter is about experiments by Priestley, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier and James Watt on inflammable air.

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Letter from Gilbert Meason, Edinburgh to Joseph Black, dated 21 August 1782. The letter is about sending water samples which were causing corrosion in a steam engine and it mentions James Watt. The item also include a draft report by Joseph Black.

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Letter from James Watt to Joseph Black about his canal plans at Tarbert and Crinnan.

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Letter from James Watt, Birmingham to Joseph Black, dated 8 June 1788. The letter is about two plated tea urns that Watt has sent, one for Black and the other for Hutton. In the letter, Watt also describes a device for measuring specific gravity and mentions Doctor Priestley.

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Letter from Patrick Wilson to Joseph Black about James Watt's copying machine and other matters.