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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 Doctor Martin Wall to Joseph Black, 10 October 1781

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/15-16
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Martin Wall, from Oxford to Joseph Black, dated 10 October 1781. The letter is about introducing William Thomson.

Dates: 10 October 1781

Letter from Doctor Martin Wall to Joseph Black, 10 November 1782

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/17-18
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Martin Wall, from Oxford to Joseph Black, dated 10 December 1782. The letter is about James Price, the chemist.

Dates: 10 November 1782

Letter from Doctor Maxwell Garthshore to Joseph Black, 7 October 1788

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Identifier: Coll-16/III/103-104
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Maxwell Garthshore, St Martin's Lane to Joseph Black, dated 7 October 1788. The letter is about a patient and Black's visit to Oxford, etc.

Dates: 7 October 1788

Letter from Doctor Maxwell Garthshore to Joseph Black, 10 November 1788

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Identifier: Coll-16/III/111-112
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Maxwell Garthshore to Joseph Black, dated 10 November 1788. The letter is about Garthshore's patient, Bruce and it also mentions the Dean of Christ Church, Joseph Ewart, Tiberis Covallo, Adam Smith.

Dates: 10 November 1788

Letter from Doctor R Langslow to Joseph Black, draft letter from Joseph Black to William Blizzard and letter from Doctor R Langslow to Joseph Black, 14 October 1791, undated and 31 October 1791

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Identifier: Coll-16/III/214-215
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor R Langslow, London to Joseph Black, dated 14 October 1791, draft letter from Joseph Black to William Blizzard, undated and letter from Doctor R Langslow to Joseph Black, dated 31 October 1791. The letter dated 14 October is about Langslow seeking a testimonial from Black for a hospital post and the letter dated 31 October is about Langslow giving thanks to Black.

Dates: 14 October 1791, undated and 31 October 1791

Letter from Doctor Richard Worthington to Joseph Black, 30 November 1792

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Identifier: Coll-16/III/250*-251
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Richard Worthington, Shrewsbury to Joseph Black, dated 30 November 1792. The letter is about the son of Chancellor Briggs of Chester who is a prospective student of medicine.

Dates: 30 November 1792

Letter from Doctor Robert Scott to Joseph Black, 20 December 1781

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/13-14
Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Robert Scott, from Dublin to Joseph Black, dated 20 December 1781. The letter is about recommending a student named Edward Higgins; it also mentions Edinburgh and includes family news.

Dates: 20 December 1781

Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes to Joseph Black, 21 April 1789

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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, 23 February 1788

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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, 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

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