Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes to Joseph Black, 23 February 1788
Scope and Contents
Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes, Oxford to Joseph Black, dated 23 February 1788. The letter is about Beddoes' sketch of a system of chemistry, the success of his chemical lectures at Oxford, Black's skill in demonstration, Hutton's theory of the earth. It also mentions Cavendish, Withering, Morveau, etc.
Dates
- Creation: 23 February 1788
Creator
- Beddoes, Thomas, 1760-1808 (physician) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 letter
Creator
- Beddoes, Thomas, 1760-1808 (physician) (Author, Person)
Subject
- Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Recipient, Person)
- Hutton, James, 1726-1797 (Scottish geologist) (Person)
Repository Details
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