Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh)
Dates
- Existence: 1728 - 1799
Found in 442 Collections and/or Records:
On Thos. Cochrane's MS notes on Black's Chemical Lectures, 1936
Science historian Douglas McKie contributed an article on Joseph Black to the journal, Annals of Science, ( 15 January 1936) .
6 individual reprints of the article and 1 complete copy of the issue of Annals of Science (1936).
Papers of Joseph Black and family
Part of draft letter by Joseph Black, c1783
Part of draft letter from Joseph Black about clay on a note from a Mr Worthington.
Part of letter from William Cookworthy to Joseph Black, c1783
Part of letter from William Cookworthy to Joseph Black about china clay (kaolin).
"Price of pitch and tar in time of peace." , undated
Note "Price of pitch and tar in time of peace.' by Joseph Black, undated.
Printed prospectus of A Bennet's, "New experiments on atmospheric electricity" , undated
Printed prospectus of A Bennet's, "New experiments on atmospheric electricity". The item contains the receipt for Joseph Black's subscription, prints of electrical discharges and also names of some subscribers.
Queries from the police of Leith to Joseph Black and Professor Robison about the quality of Lochend Water , 1782
Document containing queries from the police of Leith to Joseph Black and Professor Robison about the quality of Lochend Water, etc., dated 1782. The document also contains Black and Robinson's draft reply.
Specimens of printed cloth and silk from George Macintosh to Joseph Black, c 1782
Specimens of printed cloth and silk from George Macintosh, Glasgow to Joseph Black, c 1782. These relate to the letters from George Macintosh to Joseph Black, dated 2 November 1782 (Coll-16/II/69-70) and 4 November 1782 (Coll-16/II/64-65) and (Coll-16/II/71-72).
Summary by Joseph Black on the processes of sugar refining, c 1784
Summary by Joseph Black on the “specification of the process of boiling the cane juice”, and on the ”specification of the process of refining raw sugar”. Undated.
Written note by Joseph Black about his father, John Black's friendship with Montesquieu, undated
Written note by Joseph Black about his father, John Black's friendship with Montesquieu, undated.
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