Joseph Black grave monument in Greyfriars Convenanters Prison Private Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Joseph Black grave monument: legible names and details
full name | burial date | age | birth date | relationship | notes |
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Joseph Black | 1799 | first name on monument | Holder of the Chairs of Chemistry at both Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities - he is credited with the discovery of carbonic acid and of latent heat The head depicted on his tomb is not a likeness but represents his powerful mind |
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Greyfriars Convenanters Prison Private Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Greyfriars Convenanters Prison Private Cemetery
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