Joseph Black

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Joseph Black, detail of an engraving by J. Rogers after a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn

Joseph Black visiting James Watt in his University of Glasgow workshop.

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Joseph Black: Media

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Joseph Black, detail of an engraving by J. Rogers after a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn

Joseph Black, detail of an engraving by J. Rogers after a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn

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Joseph Black visiting James Watt in his University of Glasgow workshop.

Joseph Black visiting James Watt in his University of Glasgow workshop.

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