Sir John Leslie, FRSE KH (10 Apryle 1766 – 3 November 1832) wis a Scots mathematician an physicist best remembered for his resairch intae heat.[2]

John Leslie
John Leslie
Born10 Apryle 1766
Lairgae, Fife
Dee'd3 November 1832 (1832-11-04) (aged 66)
NaitionalityScots
Kent forStudies o heat
Leslie cube
AwairdsRumford Medal (1804)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Physics
InfluencesDavid Hume[1]

References eedit

  1. The Reception of David Hume In Europe, eeditit bi Peter Jones, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005, p. 333.
  2.   "Leslie, John (1766-1832)" . Dictionary o Naitional Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.