| Reference number | PT/30/11/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Plate, figures 6-7 showing the direction of a stream of lava and cracks within the lava by James David Forbes |
| Date | 26 February 1845 |
| Description | Figure 6-7 showing the direction of a stream of lava and cracks within the stream called Lava delle Cerve near Mount Etna [Italy].
Subject: Geology / Physics
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Illustrations of the viscous theory of glacier motion. - Part I. Containing experiments on the flow of plastic bodies, and observations on the phenomena of lava streams'.
Written by Forbes in Edinburgh. Received by the Royal Society on 13 March 1845. Read 10 April 1845. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Diagram |
| Physical description | Ink diagrams on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1843.0043 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1846.0013 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT/30/11 |
| PT/30/11 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |