Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes to Joseph Black, 15 April 1791
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/III/200-201
Scope and Contents
Letter from Doctor Thomas Beddoes, Oxford to Joseph Black, dated 15 April 1791. The letter is about James Hutton's theory of the earth, chemistry, a 'pastry cook' inventor. In the letter, Beddoes also asks for specimen for his mineralogical lectures.
Dates
- Creation: 15 April 1791
Creator
- Beddoes, Thomas, 1760-1808 (physician) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
1 letter
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
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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