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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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British literature
British literature
Joseph Black
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 1: The Medieval Period - Third Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 1: The Medieval Period - Third Edition
Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Jerome J. McGann, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry V. Qualls
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century, Volume 3
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century, Volume 3
Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Jerome J. McGann, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry V. Qualls
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare, Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 1: The Medieval Period – Revised Third Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 1: The Medieval Period – Revised Third Edition
Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Jerome J. McGann, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry V. Qualls
Miracles of the Virgin in Middle English
Miracles of the Virgin in Middle English
Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Jerome J. McGann, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry V. Qualls, Adrienne Williams Boyarin
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: One-Volume Compact Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: One-Volume Compact Edition
Jerome McGann, Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Claire Waters, Anne Prescott, Barry Qualls
Private Libraries in Renaissance England: PLRE 5-66
Private Libraries in Renaissance England: PLRE 5-66
Joseph Black, E. S. Leedham-Green, Robert J. Fehrenbach
Experiments Upon Magnesia Alba, Quicklime, and Some Other Alcaline Substances
Experiments Upon Magnesia Alba, Quicklime, and Some Other Alcaline Substances
Joseph Black
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 1: The Medieval Period - Third Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 1: The Medieval Period - Third Edition
Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Jerome J. McGann, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry V. Qualls
British Literature: A Historical Overview, Volume B
British Literature: A Historical Overview, Volume B
Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Jerome J. McGann, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry V. Qualls
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Volume 3: The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century - Second Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Volume 3: The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century - Second Edition
Jerome McGann, Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry Qualls
The Correspondence of Joseph Black
The Correspondence of Joseph Black
Joseph Black
The Broadview Anthology of Romantic Poetry
The Broadview Anthology of Romantic Poetry
Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Jerome J. McGann, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry V. Qualls
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 5: The Victorian Era - Second Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 5: The Victorian Era - Second Edition
Jerome McGann, Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry Qualls
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 2: The Renaissance and the Early Seventeenth Century - Third Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 2: The Renaissance and the Early Seventeenth Century - Third Edition
Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Jerome J. McGann, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry V. Qualls, Leonard Connolly
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Concise Volume A - Third Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Concise Volume A - Third Edition
Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Jerome J. McGann, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry V. Qualls
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: One-Volume Compact Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: One-Volume Compact Edition
Jerome McGann, Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Claire Waters, Anne Prescott, Barry Qualls
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Concise Volume B - Second Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Concise Volume B - Second Edition
Jerome McGann, Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry Qualls
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 2: The Renaissance and the Early Seventeenth Century - Third Edition
The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 2: The Renaissance and the Early Seventeenth Century - Third Edition
Kate Flint, Joseph Black, Isobel Grundy, Roy Liuzza, Jerome J. McGann, Don LePan, Claire Waters, Anne Lake Prescott, Barry V. Qualls, Leonard Connolly

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