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Joseph Black
Joseph Black was a Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of magnesium, latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide. He was professor of anatomy and chemistry at the University of Glasgow for 10 years from 1756, and then professor of medicine and chemistry at the University of Edinburgh from 1766, teaching and lecturing there for more than 30 years.
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science · British physicist and chemist (1728–1799) · chemist · physicist · university teacher · thermodynamicist · also Joseph Black, Black
Born 16 April 1728 · Died 6 December 1799 · Q272512
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2011· 2 entries
In 2011, scientific equipment believed to belong to Black was discovered during an archaeological dig at the University of Edinburgh.
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Scientific equipment believed to belong to Black was discovered during an archaeological dig at the University of Edinburgh
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1976· 1 entry
The lunar crater Black was named after him in 1976.
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1973· 1 entry
Published “The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities” in Journal of Political Economy — cited 19,818 times.
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1934· 1 entry
Published “AN EXAMINATION OF THE DEGTJAREFF METHOD FOR DETERMINING SOIL ORGANIC MATTER, AND A PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF THE CHROMIC ACID TITRATION METHOD” in Soil Science — cited 17,208 times.
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1799· 1 entry
Died 1799-12-06.
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1728· 1 entry
Born 1728-04-16.
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