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John Leslie

A Scottish mathematician and physicist best remembered for his research into heat (Wikipedia).

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British mathematician and physicist (1766–1832)

Born 10 April 1766
Died 3 November 1832

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  • Cover of: Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions ...

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  • Cover of: Discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions: with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history

    First published in 1851 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Treatises on various subjects of natural and chemical philosophy: with biographical memoir.

    First published in 1838 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: An experimental inquiry into the nature and propagation of heat.

    First published in 1804 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: philosophy of arithmetic: exhibiting a progressive view of the theory and practice of calculation, with tables for the multiplication of numbers as far as one thousand.

    First published in 1817 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: short account of experiments and instruments, depending on the relations of air, to heat, and moisture.

    First published in 1813 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions: with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history ; and an account of the whale-fishery

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    First published in 1828 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1983 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1850 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Remarks for a series of years, on barometrical scales, shewing they are inadequate to predict the weather: the results of these observations exhibited and corrected upon a new and enlarged plan. As also an improvement proposed on the rain gage ...

    First published in 1814 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1860 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Elements of geometry and plane trigonometry.: With an appendix, and copious notes and illustrations.

    First published in 1817 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1829 — 1 edition
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British mathematician and physicist (1766–1832)

Born 10 April 1766
Died 3 November 1832

Subjects

Discovery and exploration, Découverte et exploration, Natural history, Sciences naturelles, Whaling, Climat, Climate, Nord-Ouest, Passage du, Northwest Passage, Heat, Mechanics, Plane Geometry, Plane trigonometry, Radiation and absorption, Achromatism, Analytic Geometry, Arithmetic, Curves, Discoveries in geography, History, Hygrometry, Meteorological instruments, Meteorology, Navigation (Aeronautics), Numeration

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Arctic regions, Régions arctiques, Northwest Passage, Passage du Nord-Ouest

People

John Franklin Sir (1786-1847)

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  • Leslie, John

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
September 16, 2019 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari merge authors
December 26, 2016 Edited by Agnes Reid Very brief bio & Wikipedia link added
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import