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Vessel used by Professor Joseph Black
This large bell-shaped glass vessel was used by the chemist, Joseph Black, between 1766 and 1799.
One of a collection of apparatus and instruments from Edinburgh University used by Professors Black, Hope and Gregory - a large bell-shaped glass vessel used by Dr Joseph Black, 1766 - 1799
Professor Joseph Black, 1728-1799, was a distinguished researcher and teacher of chemistry. He was the first to identify carbon dioxide within air and developed the theories of latent heat and specific heat.
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000-000-099-842-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0088: Innovators and Innovations (multimedia essay)
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National Museums Scotland T.1858.275.44 |
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1766 - 1799
Between 1766 and 1799
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Glass
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Vessel, bell shaped
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4. CHEMISTRY, Apparatus and instruments, general (Departmental Classification)
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| Who: |
Joseph Black (scientist)
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Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Leith
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- Fyffe, J.G. Joseph Black: a bibliography. London: Science Museum, c.1992
Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author - Playfair, John. James Hutton and Joseph Black : biographies. Edinburgh: Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1997
Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author
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