James David Forbes
✓ Source-basedfallingScottish physicist and glaciologist (1809-1868)
ScientistsLived 1809 to 1868 · aged 59
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James David Forbes (1809-1868) was a Scottish physicist and glaciologist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat and seismology.
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James David Forbes (1809-1868) was a Scottish physicist and glaciologist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat and seismology. Forbes was a resident of Edinburgh for most of his life, educated at its University and a professor there from 1833 until he became principal of the United College of St Andrews in 1859.
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Lived 1809 to 1868 · aged 59
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