Life and Letters of James David Forbes

Klappentext A wide-ranging 1873 biography of a Victorian Scottish physicist who was also Britain's 'father of Alpine adventure'. Zusammenfassung This co-authored 1873 publication describes the achievements of the Scottish scientist and mountaineer J. D. Forbes (1809–1868). It includes extensive biographical detail alongside Forbes' own writings, and provides a comprehensive reflection on the life and work of one of Britain's leading nineteenth-century physicists. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Parentage and boyhood; 2. Youthful travels; 3. College course; 4. Choice of a profession, 1930; 5. Professorial life; 6. Professorial life (continued); 7. Married life; 8. Travels, 1826-1839; 9. Alpine travels, 1841-1842; 10. Alpine travels, 1843-1851; 11. Failure of health; 12. Life in St. Andrews; 13. The close; 14. Forbes' scientific work; 15. Forbes' contributions to our knowledge of glaciers; Appendices.

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• Authors: Anthony Adams-Reilly, John Campbel Shairp, John Campbell Shairp, Peter Guthrie Tait, Tait Peter Guthrie
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9781108014069
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01406-9
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; SCIENCE / Physics / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, Physics, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine