Sir John Leslie, 6th Baronet

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gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
gptkbp:awards Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:birthDate 1766-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Cuthbert's_Church,_Edinburgh
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Leslie
gptkbp:contribution Geology
Meteorology
Optics
Mathematical physics
Heat transfer studies
gptkbp:dateOfDeath January 1, 1832
gptkbp:deathDate 1832-01-01
gptkbp:famousFor Thermodynamics
gptkbp:fellowship Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:field Philosophy
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Natural philosophy
gptkbp:hasBirthDate January 1, 1766
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Leslie, 6th Baronet
gptkbp:influence Scientific community
gptkbp:influenced Scottish_philosophy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:David_Hume
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Leslie's_cube
gptkbp:knownFor Contributions to science
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future scientists
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableEvent Thermal radiation studies
Studies in heat conduction
Studies in atmospheric phenomena
Studies in light and color
Studies in the nature of heat
gptkbp:notableWork Political writings
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Sir_Henry_Raeburn
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_Leslie,_5th_Baronet
gptkbp:researchField Astronomy
Mathematics
Physics
gptkbp:residence Wardis_House
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Anne_Leslie
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_John_Leslie,_7th_Baronet
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet_of_Wardis