| RefNo | HS/7/316 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Pitlochry |
| Creator | James David Forbes |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 16 July 1858 |
| Description | Autograph 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.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Pitlochry |
| Origin coordinates | 56.705, -3.733 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9575
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |