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Forbes, George (Professor of Natural Philosophy)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1849-1936. - 1936

Found in 85 Collections and/or Records:

George Forbes, “The Transit of Venus” (London: Macmillan & Co., 1874)., 1874.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/1048
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1874.

George Forbes, “The Transit of Venus” (London: Macmillan & Co., 1874)., 1874.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/1049
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1874.

George Forbes's Lecture notes., 1865-1906.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/222-231
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1865-1906.

"Handbook of the Forbes Telemeter or Range-finder" (1902)., 1902.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/235
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1902.

Journal and sketches of America., 1884.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/251
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1884.

Journal and sketches of America., 1884.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/252
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1884.

Journal and sketches of America., 1891.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/254
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1891.

Journal and sketches of Armenia., 1877.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/247
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1877.

Journal and sketches of Armenia., 1877.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/248
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1877.

Journal and sketches of Australia and Java., 1914.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/263
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1914.

Journal and sketches of Austria and Bavaria., 1885.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/253
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1885.

Journal and sketches of Barcelona., 1911.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/262
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1911.

Journal and sketches of Bilbao., 1910.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/259
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1910.

Journal and sketches of Bristol to Exeter., 1868.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/240
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1868.

Journal and sketches of Europe and Asia., 1875.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/245
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1875.

Journal and sketches of Gibraltar, Malta and Italy., 1871.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/242
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1871.

Journal and sketches of Japan., 1875.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/246
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1875.

Journal and sketches of Killin., 1864.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/239
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1864.

Journal and sketches of Norway., 1873.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/244
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1873.

Journal and sketches of Norway., 1880.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/249
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1880.

Journal and sketches of Singapore., 1914-1915.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/264
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1914-1915.

Journal and sketches of South Africa., 1902.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/258
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1902.

Journal and sketches of Stranraer to Greenock., 1866-1867.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/240
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1866-1867.

Journal and sketches of Sweden and Denmark., 1894-1895.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/256
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1894-1895.

Journal and sketches of Switzerland., 1891.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/255
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1891.

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Travel journals. 28
Travel sketches. 28
Publications. 22
Notebooks. 14
Scrapbooks. 8
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Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 5
Lectures. 4
Notes. 4
First World War (1914-1918). 3
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Letters. Correspondence. 3
Armenia. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 45.0000. Latitude: 40.0000. 2
Norway. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 10.0000. Latitude: 62.0000. 2
Venice. Europe - Italy - Veneto - Venezia. Inhabited place. Longitude: 12.3333. Latitude: 45.4333. 2
Annotations. 1
Asia. Continent. 1
Australia. Oceania. Nation. Longitude: 135.0000. Latitude: -25.0000. 1
Austria. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 13.3333. Latitude: 47.3333. 1
Barcelona (inhabited place). Europe - Spain - Catalonia - Barcelona. Longitude: 2.1667 . Latitude: 41.4167 . 1
Bilbao (inhabited place). Europe - Spain - Basque Provinces - Vizcaya. Longitude: -2.9333. Latitude: 43.2500. 1
Bristol (inhabited place). Europe - United Kingdom - England - Bristol. Longitude: -2.5833. Latitude: 51.3833. 1
Compliments slips. 1
Copies. Derivative objects. 1
Denmark. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 10.0000. Latitude: 56.0000. 1
Drafts. Documents. 1
Europe. Continent. 1
Exeter. Europe - United Kingdom - England - Devon. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.5167. Latitude: 50.7167. 1
Gibraltar. Europe - United Kingdom. Dependent state. Longitude: -5.3500. Latitude: 36.1333. 1
Great Britain. Europe - United Kingdom. Island. 1
Great Britain. Europe - United Kingdom. Island. ' 1
Greenock. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Inverclyde. Inhabited place. Longitude: -4.7500. Latitude: 55.9500. 1
Italy. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 12.8333. Latitude: 42.8333. 1
Japan. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 138.0000. Latitude: 36.0000. 1
Java. Asia - Indonesia. Island. 1
Killin, Loch. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland. Lake. 1
Malta. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 14.4167. Latitude: 35.9167. 1
Mediterranean Sea . Sea. Longitude: 30.0000. Latitude: 31.5000. 1
Munich. Europe - Germany - Bavaria - Oberbayern . Inhabited place. Longitude: 11.5833. Latitude: 48.1333. 1
Photocopies. 1
Photographs. 1
Prospectuses 1
Singapore. Asia - Singapore - Singapore. Inhabited place. Longitude: 103.8500. Latitude: 1.2833. 1
South Africa. Africa - South Africa. Nation. Longitude: 26.0000. Latitude: -30.0000. 1
Stranraer. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Dumfries and Galloway. inhabited place. Longitude: -5.0333. Latitude: 54.9000. 1
Sweden. Europe . Nation. Longitude: 15.0000. Latitude: 62.0000. 1
Switzerland. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 8.0000. Latitude: 47.0000. 1
Vienna. Europe - Austria - Vienna State. Inhabited place. Longitude: 16.3667. Latitude: 48.2167. 1
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