"As he advanced in years, his countenance continued to preserve that pleasing expression of inward satisfaction, which, by giving ease to the beholder, never fails to please. His manner was perfectly easy and unaffected, and graceful. He was of most easy approach, affable, and readily entered into conversation, whether serious or trivial. His mind being abundantly furnished with matter, his conversation was at all times pertinent and agreeable. He was a stranger to none of the elegant accomplishments of life."
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Joseph Black
Joseph Black (16 April 1728 β 6 December 1799) was a Scottish physician and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and .
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