Title

John Leslie, Scottish natural philosopher and physicist, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

John Leslie, Scottish natural philosopher and physicist, 19th century. Leslie (1766-1832) invented a number of scientific instruments and in 1810 created artificial ice. He was appointed Professor of Mathematics at Edinburgh in 1805 and of Natural Philosophy in 1819. Leslie was knighted in 1832. After a drawing by Benjamin William Crombie (1803-1847).
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1825

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B66_140

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No

License type

Rights managed

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49,9Mb (2,9Mb) / 12,4in x 15,7in / 3716 x 4698 (300dpi)

Keywords

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