British mathematician and physicist (1766–1832)

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Sir John Leslie. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1825, after himself.

Sir John Leslie. Stipple engraving by H. Cook, 1847, after A. Chisholm.

Sir John Leslie. Etching by J. Kay, 1817.

Sir John Leslie. Line engraving by W. Wastle, 1819, after P. Morris (J.G. Lockhart).

Sir John Leslie. Stipple engraving by J. Johnstone after B. W. Crombie.

Sir John Leslie. Line engraving.

Sir John Leslie. Line engraving by J. Horsburgh after Sir D. Wilkie, 1834.

Report of the trial by jury, Professor John Leslie against William Blackwood, for libel in "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine" / Reported by William Bennet, July 22, 1822.

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Report of the trial by jury, Professor John Leslie against William Blackwood, for libel in "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine" / Reported by William Bennet, July 22, 1822.