James David Forbes (April 20, 1809 - December 31, 1868) was a Scottish physicist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat, seismology and glaciology. Forbes was a resident of Edinburgh for his entire life, educated at the University and a professor there from 1833. He was born in Edinburgh, the fourth son of Sir William Forbes, 7th Baronet, of Pitsligo. He entered the University of Edinburgh in 1825, … Wikipedia
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