Title

Joseph Black, Scottish physicist and chemist, (1870).Artist: J Rogers

Caption

Joseph Black, Scottish physicist and chemist, (1870). Black (1728-1799) was the first to isolate carbon dioxide in a pure state. His work also helped discredit the theory of the theory of phlogiston. He is most famous for devising the theory of latent heat and demonstrating that different substances have different specific heats. An engraving from Robert Chambers' A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son, (Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London, 1870).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1870

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C12_298

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,6Mb) / 11,0in x 17,6in / 3311 x 5285 (300dpi)

Keywords

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