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James David Forbes (born April 20, 1809, Edinburgh—died Dec. 31, 1868, Edinburgh) was a Scottish physicist noted for his research on heat conduction and glaciers. Educated at the University of Edinburgh, Forbes became a professor there in 1833.
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James David Forbes FRS FRSE FGS (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.
Apr 20, 2022 · On April 20, 1809, Scottish physicist and glaciologist James David Forbes was born. Forbes worked extensively on the conduction of heat and seismology. He conducted experiments on the temperature of the Earth at different depths and in different soils near Edinburgh.
James David Forbes lived from 20 April 1809 to 31 December 1868. He was a physicist best known for his work on the conduction of heat, and on glaciology. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
James David Forbes. by John H. Lienhard. Audio. Today, a story of heat and ice. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. James David Forbes was born in Edinburgh in 1809.
First published in 1873, this co-authored biography of the Scottish physicist, Alpine explorer, and university leader James David Forbes (1809–1868) includes extracts from Forbes' letters.
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Dec 24, 2016 · Scottish physicist James David Forbes is chiefly remembered today as a geologist, who first proposed the “plastic” theory of glacier motion. But he also made some discoveries in physics that were important to astronomy.
