Letter from Professor John Walker to Joseph Black , c 1798
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/25-26F
Scope and Contents
Letter from Professor John Walker to Joseph Black, undated, however watermark is dated 1798. The letter is about peat. Walker criticises Antoine Laurent Lavoisier's account of the principles of vegetables and praises Louis Bernard Guyton de Morveau' s nomenclature in chemistry, etc.
Dates
- Creation: c 1798
Creator
- Walker, John, 1731-1803 (professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh and clergyman) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 letter
Creator
- Walker, John, 1731-1803 (professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh and clergyman) (Author, Person)
Source
- Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Recipient, Person)
Subject
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