Author:James David Forbes
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James David Forbes
Works
[edit]- On the Mathematical Form of the Gothic Pendent (1836)
- Travels through the Alps (1843)
- Norway and its Glaciers (1853)
- Tour of Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa (1855)
- Occasional Papers on the Theory of Glaciers.
- Dissertation on the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science,’ principally from 1775 to 1850, for the eighth edition of the ‘Encyclopædia Britannica,’
Works about Forbes
[edit]- Life and Letters of James David Forbes, F.R.S., etc. Principal Shairp, Professor P. G. Tait and A. Adams-Reilly (1873)
- Professor Forbes and his Biographers, by J. Tyndall (1873)
- "Forbes, James David," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- "Forbes, James David," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
- "Forbes, James David," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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