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Scales belonging to Professor Joseph Black
This balance was used by Professor Joseph Black during his chemistry experiments.
One of a collection of apparatus and instruments from Edinburgh University used by Professors Black, Hope and Gregory - a pneumatic trough used by Dr Joseph Black in the collection of fixed air etc
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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000-000-099-973-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.1858.275.2 |
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18th century
c. 1785
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Trough
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Joseph Black (owner)
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Scotland
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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
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