What is recorded here
This stone commemorative plaque records: 1728 - 1799 Joseph Black M. D. pioneer of modern chemistry. He was Lecturer in Chemistry 1756 - 1766 Professor of Anatomy and Botany 1756 - 1757 Professor of Practice of Medicine 1757 - 1766
Joseph Black was a pioneering chemist who made significant contributions to the field, including the discovery of latent heat and the concept of specific heat, foundational concepts in thermodynamics.
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