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Joseph Black, 18th century Scottish physicist and chemist, (1836).Artist: James Posselwhite
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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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Creator
- James Posselwhite, attributed to: {British; English}: Artist, engraver
Subject
- Joseph Black: Scottish, British: Chemist, scientist
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3757x4646
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- 0580003185
- 1-624-460
- 1624460