Title

Joseph Black, 18th century Scottish physicist and chemist, (1836).Artist: James Posselwhite

Caption

Joseph Black, 18th century Scottish physicist and chemist, (1836). 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.
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Date

1836

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C24_292

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (6,8Mb) / 12,5in x 15,5in / 3757 x 4646 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male job man men country science guy occupation British Scotland heat chemist scientist chemistry location SCOTTISH century Britain profession concept physics B&W MONOCHROME physicist black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century Scots The Print Collector Joseph Black engraving portrait Joseph James Posselwhite Black Posselwhite James engraving portrait