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gptkb:person
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkb:Rumford_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1809-04-20
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1868-12-31
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Clifton,_Bristol,_England
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:fieldOfWork
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geology
physics
glaciology
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:James_David_Forbes
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gptkbp:knownFor
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studies of glaciers
studies of heat conduction
thermometer invention
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gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:nationality
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Scottish
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gptkbp:notableStudent
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gptkb:Peter_Guthrie_Tait
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:academic_administrator
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:scientist
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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gptkb:Principal_of_United_College,_University_of_St_Andrews
Professor of Natural Philosophy
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gptkbp:publishedIn
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gptkb:Norway_and_its_Glaciers
Travels through the Alps of Savoy
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Dean_Cemetery,_Edinburgh
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gptkb:Alicia_Wauchope
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gptkb:Norway_and_its_Glaciers
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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James D. Forbes
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