Letter from William Thomson to Joseph Black, 15 March 1784
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/160-161
Scope and Contents
Letter from William Thomson, 2 Millman Place, Bedford Row, London to Joseph Black, dated 15 March 1784. Letter is about asking Black for specimens of terra ponderosa aerata. Thomson mentions Macie, 'the omniscient Faujas de St". Fond, Pennent, Bergmann's mineral collection which he hopes to buy and Tidstroem's minerals.
Dates
- Creation: 15 March 1784
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 letter
Subject
- Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Recipient, Person)
Creator
- From the Series: Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Author, Person)
Repository Details
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk