Joseph Black (1728-1799)

Useful links

These websites have information we think you might find useful:

• Creighton University, Nebraska:
  A short biography of Black.
• Edinburgh University, Department of Chemistry:
  A biography page about Black, who became Professor of Chemistry at Edinburgh University in 1766.
• Glasgow University, Department of Chemistry:
  A biography page about Black, who lectured in chemistry at Glasgow University from 1756 to 1766.

Links to catalogue entries

• NLS catalogue records relating to Joseph Black:
  Details of publications by or about Joseph Black that are held in National Library of Scotland collections.
• SBO list of publications by or about Joseph Black:
  List of references to books, articles or non-print media about Scotland or by Scottish authors published since 1988. From the Scottish Bibliographies Online (SBO) database.

Portrait image: David Martin, Professor Joseph Black, Scottish National Portrait Gallery on loan from the Royal Medical Society, Edinburgh.

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