Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh)
Dates
- Existence: 1728 - 1799
Found in 441 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Philip Elliot to Joseph Black, 23 September 1791
Letter from Philip Elliot, Swansea to Joseph Black, dated 23 September 1791. The letter is about Elliot asking for a certificate of his medical qualifications.
Letter from Prince Pavel Dashkov to Joseph Black, 29 January 1783
Letter from Prince Pavel Dashkov, St Petersburg to Joseph Black, dated 29 Jan. 1783. The letter is to inform Black that he has been elected an Honorary Member of the St Petersburg Academy of Science on the proposal of his mother, Princess Dashkova. The item includes Black's draft reply to Prince Pavel Dashkov.
Letter from Princess Dashkova to Joseph Black, 12 February 1783
Letter from Princess Dashkova, St Petersburg to Joseph Black, dated 12 February 1783. The letter is about Princess Dashkova inviting Black to correspond with the Academy of Science on chemical subjects.
Letter from Princess Dashkova to Joseph Black, 21 February 1783
Letter from Princess Dashkova, St Petersburg to Joseph Black, dated 21 February 1783. The letter is about Princess Dashkova inviting Black to correspond with the Academy of Science on chemical subjects.
Letter from Princess Dashkova to Joseph Black, 7 July 1786 and 18 July 1786
Letter from Princess Dashkova, St Petersburg to Joseph Black, dated 7 July 1786 and 18 July 1786. The letter is about recommending Mr Edanoff who is going to study at Edinburgh.
Letter from Princess Dashkova to Joseph Black and draft letter from Joseph Black to Princess Dashkova, undated and 21 March 1788
Letter from Princess Dashkova to Joseph Black, undated. The letter is about commending three students from St Petersburg. The item also contains draft letter from Joseph Black's to Princess Dashkova, dated 21 March 1788.
Letter from Professor Alexander Monro, tertius to Joseph Black, 24 April 1799
Letter from Professor Alexander Monro, tertius, London to Joseph Black, dated 24 April 1799. The letter is about James Heath who wishes to engrave Black's portrait from the [Henry] Raeburn painting.
Letter from Professor John Robison to Joseph Black, 8 December 1786
Letter from Professor John Robison to Joseph Black, dated 8 December 1786. The letter is About the temperature of different countries and the effect of wind and tides. The letter also mentions Robison's theory being printed in Principal William Robertson's "History of America".
Letter from Professor John Walker to Joseph Black , c 1798
Letter from Professor John Walker to Joseph Black, undated, however watermark is dated 1798. The letter is about peat. Walker criticises Antoine Laurent Lavoisier's account of the principles of vegetables and praises Louis Bernard Guyton de Morveau' s nomenclature in chemistry, etc.
Letter from Professor Patrick Wilson to Joseph Black, 2 January 1784
Letter from Professor Patrick Wilson, Glasgow College to Joseph Black, dated 2 January 1784. The letter is about experiments on cold.
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