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

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1728 - 1799

Found in 442 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from James Thenley to Joseph Black, 24 October 1763

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Identifier: Coll-16/I/15-16
Scope and Contents

Letter from James Thenley, Belfast, to Joseph Black about bleaching, with draft reply by Black.

Dates: 24 October 1763

Letter from James Watt to Joseph Black, 15 December 1772

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Identifier: Coll-16/I/47-48
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Letter from James Watt to Joseph Black about his canal plans at Tarbert and Crinnan.

Dates: 15 December 1772

Letter from James Watt to Joseph Black, 8 June 1788

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Identifier: Coll-16/III/78-79
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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.

Dates: 8 June 1788

Letter from JF Hermann to Joseph Black, 11 May 1779

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Identifier: Coll-16/I/89-90
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Letter from JF Hermann to Joseph Black about minerals.

Dates: 11 May 1779

Letter from JF Hermann to Joseph Black, 14 May 1779

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Identifier: Coll-16/I/91-92
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Letter from JF Hermann to Joseph Black about minerals (with notes by Black).

Dates: 14 May 1779

Letter from JF Hermann to Joseph Black, 24 April 1780

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Identifier: Coll-16/I/97-98
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Letter from JF Hermann to Joseph Black about mineralogy.

Dates: 24 April 1780

Letter from Johann Albrecht Euler to Joseph Black, 24 February 1783

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/104-105
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Letter from Johann Albrecht Euler, St Petersburg to Joseph Black, dated 24 February 1783. The letter is about the Imperial Academy of Science.

Dates: 24 February 1783

Letter from John Graham to Joseph Black, c1773

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Identifier: Coll-16/I/76-77
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Letter from John Graham to Joseph Black regarding mineralogical specimens from the Borders.

Dates: c1773

Letter from John Grieve to Joseph Black , 29 May 1783

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/123-124
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Letter from John Grieve, Riga to Joseph Black, dated 29 May 1783. The letter relates to Grieve sending Black a diploma from Princess Dashkova.

Dates: 29 May 1783

Letter from John Grieve to Joseph Black, 8 May 1785

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Identifier: Coll-16/IV/17-18
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Letter from John Grieve, London to Joseph Black, dated 8 May 1785. The letter is about Grieve's paper on Koumiss for the transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and his offering to get specimens of Siberian ores.

Dates: 8 May 1785

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Subject
Chemistry 11
Bleaching 8
Polypodiaceae, Classification of 7
Social Interaction 7
Medicine 6