Black, Joseph [to] Monsieur de Lavoisier, Edinburgh, October 24, 1790

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32

Scope and Contents

Physical Description: 4 leaves; 27 cm;holograph signed (photograph) original in the Archives nationales. Summary: Black conveys the readiness with which the younger chemists adopt the new doctrine and the subsiding of his own aversion to the new nomenclature. "I am much obliged to you my dear sir for makeing me acquainted with your friend M. Terray…" Letter begins: "I am much obliged to you my dear sir for makeing me acquainted with your friend M. Terray…"Bibliographic Reference: Royal Society, Notes and Records, 1949, v. 7, p. 9-11. French translation by Mme. Lavoisier in Annales de chimie, 1791, v. 8, p. 225

Dates

October 24, 1790

Creator

From the Collection: Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794. (Person)
From the Collection: Bailly, Jean Sylvain, 1736-1793. (Person)
From the Collection: Baudon, François. (Person)
From the Collection: Baudon, Anne-Marguerite-Charlotte, 1739 or 1740- (Person)
From the Collection: Baumé, Antoine, 1728-1804. (Person)
From the Collection: Berthollet, Claude-Louis, 1748-1822. (Person)
From the Collection: Chaptal, Jean-Antoine-Claude, comte de Chanteloup, 1756-1832. (Person)
From the Collection: Black, Joseph, 1728-1799. (Person)
From the Collection: Lagrange, J. L. (Joseph Louis), 1736-1813. (Person)
From the Collection: Duhamel du Monceau, M., 1700-1782. (Person)
From the Collection: Fougeroux de Bondaroy, Auguste-Denis, 1732-1789. (Person)
From the Collection: Fourcroy, Antoine-François de, comte, 1755-1809. (Person)
From the Collection: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. (Person)
From the Collection: Guyton de Morveau, Louis-Bernard, 1737-1816. (Person)
From the Collection: Lavoisier, Jean-Antoine, 1715-1775. (Person)
From the Collection: Lavoisier, Marie-Anne-Pierrette, 1758-1836. (Person)
From the Collection: Maugard, M. (Antoine), 1739-1817. (Person)
From the Collection: Monge, Gaspard, 1746-1818. (Person)
From the Collection: Paulze, Jacques, 1723-1794. (Person)
From the Collection: Vicq-d\'Azyr, M. (Félix), 1748-1794. (Person)
From the Collection: Guerlac, Henry. (Person)
From the Collection: Perrin, Carl. (Person)
From the Collection: Rappaport, Rhoda. (Person)
From the Collection: Académie des sciences (France) (Organization)
From the Collection: France. Régie des poudres et salpêtres (Organization)
From the Collection: France. Ferme générale (Organization)
From the Collection: Archives nationales (France) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in French

Extent

36.6 cubic feet. (36.6 cubic feet.)

2 mapcase folders. (2 mapcase folders.)

2 items. (2 items.)

Physical Storage Information

Box: 1, Folder: 32 (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

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