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Draft letter from Joseph Black to Professor John Robison, c 1786

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/284
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Draft letter from Joseph Black to Professor John Robison, undated. The letter is written on verso of a note from Mr Dundas.

Dates: c 1786

Letter from Professor John Robison to Joseph Black, 8 December 1786

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/282-283
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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".

Dates: 8 December 1786

Letter from the Royal Society of Edinburgh to Joseph Black, 23 June 1783

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Identifier: Coll-16/II/129-131
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Letter from the Royal Society of Edinburgh to Joseph Black, dated 23 June 1783. The letter relates to informing Black that he has been elected as an ordinary member. The item is an official printed document from the society and is signed by Professor John Robison.

Dates: 23 June 1783

Letters by Professor John Robison, 1791-1802

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Identifier: Coll-1383/4/13
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Seven letters written by Professor John Robison to parents of students he was teaching, informing them of their son's progress or otherwise.

Dates: 1791-1802

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