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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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000-000-099-912-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.1869.11.1 |
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1766 - 1790
18th century
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Thermometer
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22. PHYSICS, Heat (Departmental Classification)
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Joseph Black (scientist)
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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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