Letter from Doctor Alexander Hunter to Joseph Black , 23 January 1788
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/62-65
Scope and Contents
Letter from Doctor Alexander Hunter, York to Joseph Black, dated 23 January 1788. The letter is about distillation of proof spirits from carrots and contains a printed letter from Thomas Hornby to the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, etc., describing the process.
Dates
- Creation: 23 January 1788
Creator
- From the Series: Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
1 letter
Source
- Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Recipient, 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