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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 George Burnett (nephew) to Joseph Black, 23 September 1771

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/I/38-39
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Burnett, Gibraltar (nephew of Joseph Black) to Joseph Black, sending mineralogical specimens and fossils.

Dates: 23 September 1771

Letter from George Buxton to Joseph Black, 17 November 1788

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Identifier: Coll-16/III/114-115
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Buxton, Greenwich to Joseph Black, dated 17 November 1788. The letter is about Buxton urging Black to publish, the King's health, etc. It also mentions Professor Blair.

Dates: 17 November 1788

Letter from George Dempster to Joseph Black , 21 December 1789

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Identifier: Coll-16/III/172-173
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Dempster, Dunnichen, Forfarshire to Joseph Black, dated 21 December 1789. The letter is about a kiln for converting marl into lime.

Dates: 21 December 1789

Letter from George Dempster to Joseph Black, 19 November 1792

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Identifier: Coll-16/III/252
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Dempster, Dunnichen to Joseph Black, dated 19 November 1792. The letter is about Sutherland Limestone.

Dates: 19 November 1792

Letter from George Goldie to Joseph Black , 19 Mar 1782

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/44-45
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Goldie, Linen Hall, Edinburgh, to Joseph Black, dated 19 March 1782. This letter forwarded two copy letters by John Collinson and Company to Mr Goldie and Charles Stirling, dated 7 February and 14 March 1782, Coll-16/II/42-43F.

Dates: 19 Mar 1782

Letter from George Macintosh, Glasgow to Joseph Black, 6 January 1783

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/77-78
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Macintosh, Glasgow to Joseph Black, dated 6 January 1783. The letter is about obtaining alkali from wine.

Dates: 6 January 1783

Letter from George Macintosh to Joseph Black, 31 August 1782

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/56-57
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Macintosh, Glasgow to Joseph Black, dated 31 August 1782. The letter is about the manufacture of alkali from wine.

Dates: 31 August 1782

Letter from George Macintosh to Joseph Black, 2 November 1782

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/69-70
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Macintosh, Glasgow to Joseph Black, dated 2 November 1782. The letter is about cloth-dying, etc.

Dates: 2 November 1782

Letter from George Macintosh to Joseph Black, 4 November 1782

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/71-72
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Macintosh, Glasgow to Joseph Black, dated 4 November 1782. The letter is about cloth-dying, etc.

Dates: 4 November 1782

Letter from George Macintosh to Joseph Black, undated

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Identifier: Coll-16/IV/49-50
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Macintosh, Hanover St., [Edinburgh?], to Joseph Black, undated. With the letter is enclosed a present of handkerchiefs with "amazingly fixt" colours.

Dates: undated

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Chemistry 10
Bleaching 8
Polypodiaceae, Classification of 7
Social Interaction 7
Medicine 6