Professor Joseph Black
Professor Joseph Black is a memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland. Professor Joseph Black is situated nearby to the university building Joseph Black Building, as well as near Cockburn Geological Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Joseph Black Building and Royal Observatory.
Joseph Black Building
University building
Photo: Melissa Highton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Joseph Black Building is an university building.
Royal Observatory
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Royal Observatory is situated 2,400 feet west of Professor Joseph Black.
Crew Building
University building
Photo: marsupium photography, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crew Building is an university building, which is situated 460 feet southwest of Professor Joseph Black.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackford and Newington.
Blackford
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackford is an area in the south of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is located near Morningside, and The Grange. Blackford Hill dominates the view to the south.
Newington
Suburb
Photo: CPClegg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newington is a neighbourhood of southern Edinburgh, Scotland. Developed from the early 19th century, it is an affluent, predominantly residential area.
Mayfield
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mayfield is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, about one mile south from the city centre, with Craigmillar to the south-east and Newington to the north. Mayfield is also the name of several streets in the area.
Professor Joseph Black
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “National Chemical Landmark; University of Edinburgh; Professor Joseph Black (1728-1799); Graduate of Medicine 1754; Professor of Chemistry 1766-1799; Discovered the Properties of Fixed Air (Carbon Dioxide); Promoter of the Scottish Chemical Industry”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.92402° or 55° 55′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.17627° or 3° 10′ 35″ westInception
August 4th, 2009Open location code
9C7RWRFF+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6203120318OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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