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- 1766-1778 (Creation)
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14 volumes
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Black succeeded William Cullen as Professor of Medicine and Chemistry at Edinburgh University in 1776. His last lecture was given in 1797.
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GB 0120 MSS.1219-1227 1766-1778 Collection (fonds) 14 volumes Blagden , Sir , Charles , 1748-1820 , Knight , physician
Perceval , Robert , 1756-1839 , Professor of Chemistry
Black succeeded William Cullen as Professor of Medicine and Chemistry at Edinburgh University in 1776. His last lecture was given in 1797.
MS.1228 purchased 1931 (acc.75310); MSS.1229-1232 purchased at Sotheby's 23/7/1934, Lot 216 (part) (acc.66764); MSS.1219-1227 from the Blagden Collection, presented June 1954 (acc.300568-300576).
Lectures on chemistry: three sets of holograph notes of Joseph Black's lectures taken by students at Edinburgh University. Students taking the notes include the future Sir Charles Blagden (1748-1820) (MSS.1219-1227). Produced in Edinburgh.
Arranged in sections as follows: Lectures on chemistry: notes by Charles Blagden, 1766-1767; Lectures on chemistry, 1776 and Lectures on chemistry: notes by Robert Perceval, 1777-1778.
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
English
Described in: S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
In the Wellcome Library: More papers of Sir Charles Blagden, compiler of one of the sets of notes here, are held as MSS.1234-1252.
Entry copied from Wellcome online catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Sep 2008 Perceval , Robert , 1756-1839 , physician Blagden , Sir , Charles , 1748-1820 , Knight , physician Black , Joseph , 1728-1799 , chemist Students Chemistry Medical students Teaching methods Lectures (teaching method) Higher science education Medical education Edinburgh University Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland UK Western Europe Europe London England
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MS.1228 purchased 1931 (acc.75310); MSS.1229-1232 purchased at Sotheby's 23/7/1934, Lot 216 (part) (acc.66764); MSS.1219-1227 from the Blagden Collection, presented June 1954 (acc.300568-300576).
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Lectures on chemistry: three sets of holograph notes of Joseph Black's lectures taken by students at Edinburgh University. Students taking the notes include the future Sir Charles Blagden (1748-1820) (MSS.1219-1227). Produced in Edinburgh.
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Arranged in sections as follows: Lectures on chemistry: notes by Charles Blagden, 1766-1767; Lectures on chemistry, 1776 and Lectures on chemistry: notes by Robert Perceval, 1777-1778.
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The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
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- Latin
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Described in: S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
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In the Wellcome Library: More papers of Sir Charles Blagden, compiler of one of the sets of notes here, are held as MSS.1234-1252.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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