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John Leonard Riddell

(Riddell, John Leonard, 1807-1865)

John Leonard Riddell (February 20, 1807 – October 7, 1865) was a science lecturer, botanist, geologist, medical doctor, chemist, microscopist, numismatist, politician, and science fiction author in the United States. He was born in Leyden, Massachusetts, the son of John Riddell and Lephe Gates. He received his B.A. and M.A. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from professor Amos Eaton and his M.D. from Cincinnati College in 1836. (From Wikipedia)

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Riddell, John Leonard, 1807-1865: Orrin Lindsay's Plan of Aerial Navigation: With a Narrative of His Explorations in the Higher Regions of the Atmosphere, and His Wonderful Voyage Round the Moon! (New Orleans: Rea's Power Press Office, 1847) (HTML with commentary at Forgotten Futures)

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Riddell, John Leonard, 1807-1865: Abhandlungen zur geschichte des stereoskops (W. Engelmann, 1908), also by M. von Rohr, David Brewster, J. Harmer, J. C. d' Almeida, F. H. Wenham, Hermann von Helmholtz, and Charles Wheatstone (page images at HathiTrust)
Riddell, John Leonard, 1807-1865: A monograph of the silver dollar, good and bad. Illustrated with facsimile figures ... including the genuine, the low standard, and the counterfeit: giving their weight, quality and exact value ... (Norman, 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)
Riddell, John Leonard, 1807-1865: Orrin Lindsay's plan of aerial navigation : with a narrative of his explorations in the higher regions of the atmosphere, and his wonderful voyage round the moon! (J.C. Noble's Book and Job Printing Office, 1847) (page images at HathiTrust)
Riddell, John Leonard, 1807-1865: Prof. Riddell on the Plants of Louisiana ([New Orleans, 1852), also by Sereno Watson (page images at HathiTrust)
Riddell, John Leonard, 1807-1865: A synopsis of the flora of the western states. (E. Deming, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)

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