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James David Forbes

A Scottish physicist and glaciologist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat and seismology (Wikipedia).

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Born 20 April 1809
Died 31 December 1868

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  • Cover of: A review of the progress of mathematical and physical science in more recent times: and particulary between the years 1775 and 1850 : being one of the dissertations to the eighth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica

    First published in 1858 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Dissertation sixth: Exhibiting a general view of the progress of mathematical and physical science, principally from 1775 to 1850.

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  • Cover of: Travels through the Alps

    First published in 1900 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Occasional papers on the theory of glaciers: now first collected and chronologically arranged ; with a prefatory note on the recent progress and present aspect of the theory

    First published in 1859 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A review of the progress of mathematical and physical science in more recent times, and particularly between the years 1775 and 1850: being one of the dissertations prefixed to the eighth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica

    First published in 1858 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Testimonials in favour of James D. Forbes ... as a candidate for the chair of Natural Philosophy ... Edinburgh

    First published in 1832 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The tour of Mont Blanc and of Monte Rosa: being a personal narrative

    First published in 1855 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the Mathematical Form of the Gothic Pendent

    First published in 1836 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Dissertation Sixth: Exhibiting a General View of the Progress of ...

    First published in 1856 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Norway and Its Glaciers, Visited in 1851: followed by journals of excursions in the high alps of ...

    First published in 1853 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Occasional Papers on the Theory of Glaciers: With a Prefatory Note on the Recent Progress and ...

    First published in 1859 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Norway and its glaciers: visited in 1851; followed by journals of excursions in the high Alps of Dauphiné, Berne and Savoy.

    First published in 1853 — 1 edition
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Born 20 April 1809
Died 31 December 1868

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Description and travel, History, Glaciers, Mathematics, Physics, Observations, Science

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Alps, Norway

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  • James D[avid] Forbes

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
March 15, 2017 Edited by JeffKaplan merge authors
January 24, 2017 Edited by Agnes Reid Very brief bio & Wikipedia link added
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import