Thermometer used by Professor Joseph Black

This thermometer was used by Professor Joseph Black, Professor of Chemistry in the University of Edinburgh, 1766 - 1790.

Thermometer used by Dr Joseph Black, Professor of Chemistry in the University of Edinburgh, 1766 - 1790

Joseph Black, 1728-1799, was Professor of Chemistry at both Glasgow and Edinburgh University. He worked upon a quantitative chemical analysis of the processes of boiling, melting and freezing and developed the theories of latent heat and specific heat.

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• Online ID: 000-000-099-912-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: Innovators and Innovations (multimedia essay)
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1869.11.1
• Date: 1766 - 1790
  18th century
  
• Material: Thermometer
  
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• What: Thermometer
  
• Subject: 22. PHYSICS, Heat (Departmental Classification)
  
• Who: Joseph Black (scientist)
  
• Where: Scotland
  
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• References:
  • Fyffe, J.G. Joseph Black: a bibliography. London: Science Museum, c.1992
  • Playfair, John. James Hutton and Joseph Black : biographies. Edinburgh: Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1997
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