Black Joseph


Black

, Joseph 1728-1799. British chemist who rediscovered carbon dioxide (1756) and formulated the concepts of latent heat and specific heat.

Black

(blăk), Joseph 1728-1799. Scottish chemist. In 1756 he discovered carbon dioxide, which he called "fixed air." In addition to further studies of carbon dioxide, Black formulated the concepts of latent heat and specific heat.