Letter from Doctor James Lind to Joseph Black, 8 October 1784
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/198-199
Scope and Contents
Letter from Doctor James Lind, Windsor to Joseph Black, dated 8 October 1784. The letter is about Lind enquiring about an experiment in "aerostation" by Black and Button c 1767. The letter mentions Antoine Laurent Lavoisier and James Watt. The item contains Black's draft reply.
Dates
- Creation: 8 October 1784
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 letter
Subject
- Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Recipient, Person)
- Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794 (French chemist) (Person)
- Watt, James, 1736-1819 (engineer) (Person)
Creator
- From the Series: Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk