James David Forbes - Pioneer Scottish Glaciologist
Title: James David Forbes - Pioneer Scottish Glaciologist
Author: Frank Cunningham
Publisher: Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh
Date: 1990ISBN: 0707303206
Hardback -1st Edition with original dustcover. xi-329pp. Illustrated with b/w photography, maps and diagrams. 3 Appendices and index.
Synopsis
James David Forbes (1809–1868) was Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh University and was one of eth Victorian era's best known physicists.
This book deals exclusively with his contribution to glaciology and uses not only his extensive publications but also his voluminous correspondence and field notebooks not previously researched.
Forbe's glaciological work extended over ten years to August 1851 only terminated by serious illness which left him physically diminished during the remaining 17 years of his life.
The author Frank Cunningham in this book attempts to restore Forbes to his rightful place as one of the founding fathers and even the leading pioneer of the science of glaciology.
Condition Notes
A good copy with a clean original dustcover with just some light fraying around the edges. There is a tiny dent to the top middle of the front cover board. Inside the pages are bright and clean throughout.
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