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Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes to Joseph Black, 6 November 1787

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/52-53F

Scope and Contents

Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes, London to Joseph Black, dated 6 November 1787. The letter is about the necessity for "a new arrangement" in chemistry. Beddoes states in the letter that he does not approve of the Nouvelle nomenclature chymique and proposes to publish his ideas on the new chemistry in the form of a letter to Black, which he hopes will be ready by March 1788.

Dates

  • Creation: 6 November 1787

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Extent

1 letter

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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