AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS
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Jul 15, 2021
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LOT 437:
LESLIE JOHN: (1766-1832) Scottish Mathematician & Physicist, remembered for his research into heat.
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LESLIE JOHN: (1766-1832) Scottish Mathematician & Physicist, remembered for his research into heat.
LESLIE JOHN: (1766-1832) Scottish Mathematician & Physicist, remembered for his research into heat. Leslie gave the first modern account of capillary action in 1802 and froze water using an air-pump in 1810, the first artificial production of ice. Manuscript D.S., John Leslie, one page, oblong 8vo, College of Edinburgh, 14th February 1823. The document states, in full, 'I hereby certify that Mr. James Campbell has regularly attended the Natural Philosophy Class since the beginning of the current session until this date'. Some light age wear and two very small, minor traces of mounting to the verso, otherwise VG
