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RefNoHS/7/316
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Pitlochry
CreatorJames David Forbes
Date16 July 1858
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Has he read John Tyndall's paper on the plasticity of ice and the theory of glaciers? Indebted to Michael Faraday for some excellent observations and the term 'Regulation.'
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originPitlochry
Origin coordinates56.705, -3.733
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9575
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6280Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher1809 - 1868
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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