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Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1728 - 1799

Found in 441 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from David Campbell to Joseph Black, 7 March 1783

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/113-114
Scope and Contents

Letter from David Campbell, Maidstone, Kent to Joseph Black, dated 7 March 1783. The letter forwards a letter to Black for Professor Alexander Monro in which Campbell remarks "although I know the professors at Edinburgh do not choose to give letters after having given their diploma."

Dates: 7 March 1783

Letter from David Wemyss, Lord Elcho to Joseph Black, 21 May 1787

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/24
Scope and Contents

Letter from David Wemyss, Lord Elcho, London to Joseph Black, dated 21 May 1787. The letter is about a mineral water. The item is written on verso of a note from J Russell.

Dates: 21 May 1787

Letter from Doctor A Eason to Joseph Black, undated

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/162-163
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor A Eason to Joseph Black, undated. The letter is about asking Black's opinion on a bleaching preparation.

Dates: undated

Letter from Doctor Alexander Eason to Joseph Black, 13 October 1789

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/160-161
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Alexander Eason, Manchester to Joseph Black, dated 13 October 1789. The letter is about recommending Mr. Darby, surgeon and in it Eason mentions the sickly state of the Philosophical and Literary Society, linen bleaching, chemical and mineralogical news.

Dates: 13 October 1789

Letter from Doctor Alexander Eason to Joseph Black, 18 November 1789

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/170-171
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 18 November 1789

Letter from Doctor Alexander Eason to Joseph Black, 8 September 1787

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/42-43F
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Alexander Eason, Manchester to Joseph Black, dated 8 September 1787. The letter is about fossils, medical treatments and courses on medicine and chemistry by Thomas Henry at the College of Arts and Sciences, Manchester. The item includes an advertisement, dated 24 August 1787.

Dates: 8 September 1787

Letter from Doctor Alexander Hunter to Joseph Black , 23 January 1788

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Identifier: Coll-16/III/62-65
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Alexander Hunter, York to Joseph Black, dated 23 January 1788. The letter is about distillation of proof spirits from carrots and contains a printed letter from Thomas Hornby to the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, etc., describing the process.

Dates: 23 January 1788

Letter from Doctor Charles Rivington Hopson to Joseph Black, 17 September 1789

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Identifier: Coll-16/III/99-101
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Charles Rivington Hopson, Mayfair to Joseph Black, dated 17 September 1789. The letter contains "Proposals for publishing by subscription" a translation of the miner's dictionary [of Chevalier Rinman] .

Dates: 17 September 1789

Letter from Doctor Charles William Quin to Joseph Black, 21 February 1783

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/99-100
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Charles William Quin, Dublin to Joseph Black, dated 21 February 1783. The letter is about experiments with glass.

Dates: 21 February 1783

Letter from Doctor Charles William Quin to Joseph Black, 6 November, no year

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/145-146
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Charles William Quin, Dublin to Joseph Black, dated 6 November, no year. The letter is about introducing Mr Larive, a medical student.

Dates: 6 November, no year

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 433
Collection 7
Digital Record 1
 
Subject
Chemistry 10
Bleaching 8
Polypodiaceae, Classification of 7
Social Interaction 7
Medicine 6