The Correspondence of Joseph Black Volume 2

by Joseph Black

Joseph Black (1728-1799) was one of the central figures of the Scottish Enlightenment. His friends and colleagues included David Hume, Adam Smith, Adam Ferguson, William Robertson, William Cullen and James Hutton; together, they formed a celebrated intellectual circle which regularly met, conversed and dined. Black was widely admired for his discovery and characterisation of 'fixed air' (carbon dioxide}, which arose from investigations he undertook...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138323373
• ISBN13: 9781138323377
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 1582 Pages