James David Forbes
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James David Forbes was a Scottish physicist and glaciologist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat and seismology. Forbes was a resident of Edinburgh for most of his life, educated at its U
The grave of James David Forbes, Dean Cemetery
The inscription on James David Forbes's grave
Peter Guthrie Tait
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Peter Guthrie Tait was a Scottish mathematical physicist and early pioneer in thermodynamics. He is best known for the mathematical physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy, which he co-wrote w
James David Forbes
…Letters of James David Forbes" (1873), a compilation of personal letters written by Forbes, co-authored by John Campbell Shairp and Forbes's student Peter Guthrie Tait. He died on 31 December 1868 and is buried in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. The grave is marked by a simple but large grey granite Celtic cross and lies…
Photograph of Tait in 1870, with signature
Tait, photographed in the 1860s
A postcard to Tait from James Clerk Maxwell
Tait's memorial plaque and grave marker at St Johns Episcopal Church, Edinburgh