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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Baronet
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gptkbp:academicAdvisor
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gptkb:William_Thomson
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1766
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Glasgow
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:John_Leslie
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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Thermal Radiation Studies
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gptkbp:contribution
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Leslie's_Law_of_Heat_Conduction
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Influence_on_Scottish_science
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1832
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:fellow
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gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:field
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Thermodynamics
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy
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Physics
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Sir_John_Leslie
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gptkbp:historicalLegacy
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Foundation for modern thermodynamics.
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Pioneer_in_thermodynamics.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir John Leslie, 8th Baronet
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gptkbp:image
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gptkb:Portrait_of_Sir_John_Leslie
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkb:Charles_Babbage
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Joseph_Black
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
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gptkbp:inventor
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Thermal Conductivity Apparatus
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Sir_John_Leslie
Mathematics
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on thermodynamics
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gptkbp:nationality
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Scottish
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First to measure the specific heat of gases.
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:William_Thomson
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Experiments on the Thermal Conductivity of Bodies
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gptkbp:occupation
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Physicist
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gptkbp:publications
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Elements of Natural Philosophy
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gptkbp:researchContribution
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Studies on heat conduction.
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gptkbp:researchField
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Heat Transfer
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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Heat and Temperature
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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Optics
Experimental_Physics
Empirical_Research.
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Edinburgh
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gptkbp:scientificName
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Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh.
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gptkbp:signature
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Signature_of_Sir_John_Leslie
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Lady_Leslie
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gptkbp:title
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8th Baronet
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