| Collection | GB 0817 Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AMCS/3/2 |
| Alt Ref No | MS 54 Bla |
| Title | Lecture notes of Joseph Black taken by William Young on Chemistry |
| Date | 18th century |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Description | Notes of lectures delivered by Joseph Black on Chemistry, taken by William Young at Edinburgh (not dated). Flyleaf contains list of contents. Numbered from pages 3-234 subjects covered include:
Notes on acids and alkalis (pages 3-32) beginning with notes on vitriolic acid and including table of compound salts (p.12) and table of names given to the acids and alkali's (p.18). Beginning on page 33 are notes on: I. Alkaline or Absorbent II. Argilaceous III. Siliceous IV. Fusible V. Flexible (earths) with notes on how 'calcacious earth unites with each of the acids' on page 40. Other subjects include:
Magnesia Alba (p.56)
Fixed Air (p.74)
Plastic Earths (p.90)
Siliceous or Flinty Stones (p.95)
Inflammables (p.104) with reference to such substances as charcoal (p.117)
Vitriolic Ether (p.122) with note of medicinal qualities (p.126)
Oils (p.131)
Bitumens (p.146)
Metals (p.151)
Medicinal qualities (p.158)
Diagram of apparatus for bleaching [yars?] (p.165)
Quicksilver (p.181)
Antimony (p.182)
James' Powder (p.189)
Printed extracts in Latin enclosed regarding preparations of mercury and preparations of antimony (p.192)
Copper (p.203)
Water (p.211)
Animal and vegetable substances (p.221). |
| Access Status | Restricted |
| Access Conditions | Please note that although the catalogue is available via the Special Collections website, the papers are held by the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society at its offices in the Medical School building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen. Please contact the Society directly to arrange access to the records: Tel. 01224 437104; Email: medchilibrarian@abdn.ac.uk. |
| Physical Description | 1 volume (0.05 linear metres) |