John Leslie (physicist)
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Sir John Leslie, FRSE KH was a Scottish mathematician and physicist best remembered for his research into heat.
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Sir John Leslie by Sir John Steell
Frontispiece of Leslie's A Short Account of Experiments and Instruments, Depending on the Relations of Air to Heat and Moisture 1813
Leslie's home at 62 Queen Street, Edinburgh
John Playfair
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John Playfair FRSE, FRS was a Church of Scotland minister, remembered as a scientist and mathematician, and a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He is best known for his b
John Leslie (physicist)
…Society of London. In 1805, after having been rejected in several attempts to obtain a Chair at a Scottish university, Leslie was elected to succeed John Playfair in the chair of mathematics at Edinburgh, despite violent opposition on the part of a party who accused him of heresy. During his tenure of this chair…
John Playfair by Sir Henry Raeburn
Sir John Playfair by Sir Francis Chantrey
Memorial to John Playfair, Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh
Monument to John Playfair on Calton Hill, Edinburgh