Letter from James Watt to Joseph Black, 8 June 1788
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/78-79
Scope and Contents
Letter from James Watt, Birmingham to Joseph Black, dated 8 June 1788. The letter is about two plated tea urns that Watt has sent, one for Black and the other for Hutton. In the letter, Watt also describes a device for measuring specific gravity and mentions Doctor Priestley.
Dates
- Creation: 8 June 1788
Creator
- Watt, James, 1736-1819 (engineer) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 letter
Creator
- Watt, James, 1736-1819 (engineer) (Author, Person)
Subject
- Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Recipient, Person)
- Hutton, James, 1726-1797 (Scottish geologist) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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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