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James David Forbes | |
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| Born | 20 April 1809 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 31 December 1868 (aged 59) Clifton, Bristol, England |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Awards | Keith Prize of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1833-5, 1841–3, 1863–5) Rumford Medal of the Royal Society (1838) Gold Medal of the Royal Society (1843) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Glaciology |
| Institutions | Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Edinburgh (1833–60) Principal of the United College, St Andrews (1860–8) |
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James David Forbes FRS FRSE FGS (1809–1868)[1] 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.
- ^ Burke, John G. (1970–1980). "Forbes, James David". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 5. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9.