title: Irish links of the multinational chemist Joseph Black (1728-1799).
abstract: Joseph Black (1728-1799) is remembered for his discovery of carbon dioxide and his characterisation of latent heat and specific heat. He was a chemist by chance, a physicist by inclination, and a physician by necessity. His discovery of carbon dioxide was as important for biology as it was for chemistry, and his work on heat laid a sound foundation for the study of temperature regulation in man and animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Breathnach
mesh_terms: D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D007494:Ireland; D006113:United Kingdom