John Tyndall (1820 93) was a prominent physicist, particularly
noted for his studies of thermal radiation and the atmosphere. He
was a prolific writer and lecturer, who was able to bring
experimental physics to a wide audience. While researching his 1860
work, The Glaciers of the Alps, he became a proficient climber, and
this work, first published in 1871, combines climbing expeditions
in Switzerland with comments on glaciation and geology. It was
extremely popular, with a second edition in the same year, and
German and American editions in 1872. He was one of a group of
noted Alpinists of the period, making the first ascent of the
Weisshorn in Switzerland and finally conquering the Matterhorn in
1868, three years after its first ascent. This account of Victorian
climbing expeditions makes fascinating reading, and shows the
length an experimental scientist was prepared to go in search of
knowledge.
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