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Joseph Black, Scottish chemist, c1780s. Artist: C Cooke
Joseph Black, Scottish chemist, c1780s. Black was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Chemistry at the University of Glasgow in 1756, and, in 1766, Professor of Medicine and Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. Whilst at Edinburgh, Black discovered the gas carbon dioxide, which he described as 'fixed air'. He is widely considered to be the 'father' of quantitative chemistry.
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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18th century
B&W
B/W
black
Black & White
Black and white
BODY
C Cooke
Chemist
Cooke
country
eighteenth century
Engraving
Eyebrows
Face
FAMOUS PEOPLE
HENRY
Henry Reaburn;Reaburn
JOB
JOSEPH
JOSEPH BLACK
LOCATION
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Man
Men
Monochrome
OCCUPATION
Oxford Science Archive
People
Portrait
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PROFESSION
Scientist
Scotland
SCOTS
Scottish