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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: Remarks on the rise and progress of learned societies: and on the means of maintaining their usefulness, to which is added, a Memoir of Louis Albert Necker.

    First published in 1863 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Travels through the alps

    First published in 1900 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Travels through the Alps of Savoy and other parts of the Pennine Chain, with observations on the phenomena of glaciers

    First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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    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: Travels through the Alps of Savoy and other parts of the Pennine chain: with observations on the phenomena of glaciers

    First published in 1845 — 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

Subjects

Description and travel, Glaciers, History, Observations, Mathematics, Physics, Altitudes, Anemometer, Aneroid barometers, Atmospheric pressure, Atmospheric temperature, Climatology, Excavations (Archaeology), Fortification, Harbor, Imprints, Measurement, Science, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Upper air temperature

Places

Alps, Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh (Scotland), Glaciers, Naples (Italy), Norway, Pennine Alps, Pennine Alps (Italy and Switzerland)

People

James David Forbes (1809-1868), John Tyndall (1820-1893)

Time

1845

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Alternative names

  • 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