Hutton, James, 1726-1797 (Scottish geologist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 3 June 1726 – 26 March 1797
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Autograph Letter Signed from William Thomson to Cardinal Stefano Borgia in Rome, 13 August 1797
Item — Box: CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0047
Scope and Contents
Autograph Letter Signed from William Thomson to Cardinal Stefano Borgia in Rome, discussing the properties of a newly-discovered flexible stone from Brazil (probably Itacolumite, a stone which is flexible when cut into thin strips, and which is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is associated with the presence of diamonds.) and providing an Italian translation of part of James Hutton's paper on the subject. Letter in Italian, dated 13 August 1797.
Dates:
13 August 1797
Draft letter from Joseph Black to Princess Dashkova, 29 August 1787
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/36-39
Scope and Contents
Draft letter from Joseph Black, Edinburgh to Princess Dashkova, dated 29 Aug. 1787. The letter is about University news and contains an account of James Hutton's theory of the earth.
Dates:
29 August 1787
[Hutton (James) F.R.S.E.], 1787
piece
Identifier: Coll-10/1/105
Scope and Contents
[Hutton (James) F.R.S.E.]. Etching. 1787. Kay, John, 1742-1826, Artist, Etcher.
Published in: Edinburgh Portraits (1837), XXIV.
Note: Ink inscription: 'Hutton (James) F.R.S.E.'.
Dates:
1787
Letter from Boyon de Baert to Joseph Black and draft letter from Joseph Black to Boyon de Baert, 16 July 1787 and 18 July 1787
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/25-26F
Scope and Contents
Letter from Boyon de Baert, Glasgow to Joseph Black, dated 16 July 1787. The letter is about de Baert asking if there are any letters for him and he mentions Hutton, Adam Smith, his visit to Mull etc. The item contains draft letter from Joseph Black to Boyon de Baert, dated 18 July 1787 in reply.
Dates:
16 July 1787 and 18 July 1787
Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes to Joseph Black, 23 February 1788
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/71-72
Scope and Contents
Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes, Oxford to Joseph Black, dated 23 February 1788. The letter is about Beddoes' sketch of a system of chemistry, the success of his chemical lectures at Oxford, Black's skill in demonstration, Hutton's theory of the earth. It also mentions Cavendish, Withering, Morveau, etc.
Dates:
23 February 1788
Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes to Joseph Black, 21 April 1789
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/129-130
Scope and Contents
Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes, Oxford to Joseph Black, dated 21 April 1789. The letter mentions William Thomson, Doctor Hutton, Doctor Priestley, chemical and medical news, etc.
Dates:
21 April 1789
Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes to Joseph Black, 15 April 1791
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Identifier: Coll-16/III/200-201
Scope and Contents
Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes, Oxford to Joseph Black, dated 15 April 1791. The letter is about James Hutton's theory of the earth, chemistry, a 'pastry cook' inventor. In the letter, Beddoes also asks for specimen for his mineralogical lectures.
Dates:
15 April 1791
Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes to Joseph Black, 14 June 1792
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/241-242
Scope and Contents
Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes, Oxford to Joseph Black, dated 14 June 1792. The letter is about James Hutton's theory of the earth and Beddoes asking for mineralogical specimens.
Dates:
14 June 1792
Letter from James Byres to Joseph Black, 26 September 1785
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/262-263
Scope and Contents
Letter from James Byres, Rome to Joseph Black, dated 26 September 1785. The letter is about introducing Mr Waters. Byres mentions Mr Home and Sir James Hall and also asks to be remembered to Mr Smith, Doctor Hutton, Mr Russel, Mr MacGowan, etc.
Dates:
26 September 1785
Letter from James Watt to Joseph Black, 8 June 1788
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/78-79
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
8 June 1788