John Tyndall (1820-1893) is one of Ireland's greatest scientists and educators. Amongst his many achievements, he is best known for the explanation of why the sky is blue - the scattering of light by small particles suspended in the atmosphere. This colour is described as Tyndall Blue. He was also a gifted public lecturer, an avid promoter of the public understanding of science, and a famous mountaineer. Beside that Tyndall was one of the first scientists to recognise the earth's natural greenhouse effect and to identify the relative radiative forcing values of the different greenhouse gases....

Written with the aim of elevating the character of science in popular literature, this book comprises work on the various forms of water written by contemporary leading thinkers from around the world. Comprising a plethora of treatise outlining the latest advances of thought, this comprehensive text provides an astounding introduction to the science of water that will interest aspiring scientists and historians alike. From Icicles to Atomic Poles, the information contained within its pages make this book a worthy addition to any library. John Tyndall was a renowned physicist in the 19th...

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This text comprises an attempt by the author to render the science of acoustics in a way that it can be interesting to all intelligent persons, including those who do not have any special scientific knowledge. To encourage the interest of the reader, the subjects of this book are proposed experimentally, with each experiment paced before the reader so that they can be realised as an actual operation. This scarce scientific classic was devised as a comprehensive compendium on the topic of sound, as well as being a conscious attempt to help solidify the increasing recognition of scientific...

This books a transcription of John Tyndall s 1974 address before the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. These addresses provided opportunities to state the concerns and aims of science to the most important assembly of the elites of Victorian science, as well as providing the speakers a chance to propose or challenge the modus operandi of contemporary science. This fascinating treatise details Tyndall s famous address to the assembly wherein he argued for the superior authority of science over religious and non-rationalist explanations, bravely delivered in the...

Michael Faraday was a 19th Chemist and physicist. He worked in the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Faraday studied the magnetic field around a conductor carrying a DC electric current, and established the basis for the magnetic field concept in physics. John Tyndall was an Irish physicist, whose initial scientific fame came from his study of diamagnetism, which led to his appointment as successor to Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution in 1862.

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your...

This book contains a series of dedicated introductory essays, lectures, and reviews covering a wide range of topics. Written with the desire to extend sympathy for science beyond the limits of the scientific public, these pieces have been written with the layperson in mind and, although most of the essays are of a purely scientific nature, the author has endeavoured to exclude every word which may have caused needless irritation. Conveyed in an engaging and accessible manner, this fascinating text is a must-have for any aspiring student of science. John Tyndall was an influential 19th century...

This antiquarian book contains a historical account of a mountaineer's attempt to climb one of the highest peaks in the alps, the Weisshorn. Full of thrilling tales and fascinating anecdotes of mountaineering derring-do, this text offers a unique insight into mountaineering, and will be of considerable value to the discerning mountaineer, as well as those with an interest in the development of the practice. John Tyndall (1820 1893) was a seminal nineteenth century physicist whose initial esteem amongst the scientific community arose from his study of diamagnetism. Subsequent to this he made...