Papers of Joseph Black and family
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-16
Scope and Contents
- 5 boxes of correspondence between himself and a variety of individuals (including James Watt, Prince Paul Dashkov, John Robison) and on a variety of subjects: linen bleaching, use of lime water, assays of ores, civic water supply, mineralogical specimens, absorption of heat etc
- 1 box of family letters between Black, his father and his brothers Samuel, George and Thomas
Dates
- Creation: 1746-1799
Creator
Extent
1 metre
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Most of the papers were donated to the University by Miss E. L. W. Black in 1967.
Bibliography
Robinson, Eric and McKie, Douglas, Partners in Science, ( London, Constable & Co Ltd, 1970)
Processing Information
Fonds level description compiled for NAHSTE project by Andrew Thomson , Edinburgh University Library Special Collections Division, March 2000
Creator
Subject
- Alston, Charles, 1683-1760 (physician and botanist) (Person)
- Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Cullen, William, 1710-1790 (chemist and mettalurgist) (Person)
- Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794 (French chemist) (Person)
- Monro, Alexander, 1733-1817 ("Secundus", Professor of anatomy, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Robison, John, 1739-1805 (professor of natural philosophy, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Watt, James, 1736-1819 (engineer) (Person)
- Whytt, Robert, 1714-1766 (professor of theory of medicine, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- University of Edinburgh (Scottish University) (Organization)
- University of Glasgow (Scottish University)) (Organization)
- Title
- Papers of Joseph Black
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk