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Bible Encyclopedias
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Search Results: "j-d-forbes
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Brewster, Sir David
An eminent Scottish natural philosopher, born at Jedburgh; edited the "Edinburgh Encyclopædia," in the pages of which Carlyle served his apprenticeship;
An eminent Scottish natural philosopher, born at Jedburgh; edited the "Edinburgh Encyclopædia," in the pages of which Carlyle served his apprenticeship;
Glacier
A more or less snow-white mass of ice occupying an Alpine valley and moving slowly down its bed like a viscous substance, being fed by semi-melted snow
A more or less snow-white mass of ice occupying an Alpine valley and moving slowly down its bed like a viscous substance, being fed by semi-melted snow
MacDonald, George
novelist, born in huntly; trained for the ministry, but devoted himself to literature; is the author, among other works, of "robert falconer," "david elginbrod," and "alec forbes"; his interests are religious, and his views liberal, particularly on religious matters; b ., 1824.
novelist, born in huntly; trained for the ministry, but devoted himself to literature; is the author, among other works, of "robert falconer," "david elginbrod," and "alec forbes"; his interests are religious, and his views liberal, particularly on religious matters; b ., 1824.
Mer-de-Glace
the great glacier of the alps near chamouni, was the subject of the experiments of professor j. d. forbes of edinburgh about 1843, and on which the movement of the glaciers was first observed.
the great glacier of the alps near chamouni, was the subject of the experiments of professor j. d. forbes of edinburgh about 1843, and on which the movement of the glaciers was first observed.
Tyndal, John
Physicist, born in co. Carlow, Ireland; succeeded Faraday at the Royal Institution; wrote on electricity, sound, light, and heat, as well as on the "Structure
Physicist, born in co. Carlow, Ireland; succeeded Faraday at the Royal Institution; wrote on electricity, sound, light, and heat, as well as on the "Structure
