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Forbes, George, (1849-1936), engineer and astronomer

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Surname: Forbes
Forenames: George
Gender: Male
Date: 1849-1936
Biography: ODNB link for Forbes, George (1849-1936), engineer and astronomer
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P155669 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P10316 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1872-1929: corresp and papers
St Andrews University Library
msdep7
NRA 13132
2
collection of his published work
Strathclyde University Archives
OM201
NRA 37301 Strathclyde Univ
3
1873-1910: letters to Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society Library
RAS letters; RAS papers
See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
4
1871-82: letters to Sir George Stokes
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
Add 7342, 7656
NRA 20700 Stokes