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First published in 1868, soon after the death of Michael Faraday
(1791 1867), this short work assesses the discoveries made by a
humble bookbinder who became one of the foremost scientific
investigators of the nineteenth century. Eminently qualified, John
Tyndall (1820 93), who received Faraday's support in taking up the
professorship of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution in
1853, gives an informed appraisal of a remarkable scientific
career. The protege of Sir Humphry Davy, Faraday went on to carry
out pioneering work in the fields of electromagnetism, diamagnetism
and electrolysis. Tyndall focuses here on Faraday's research,
describing his influences and how he approached his investigations,
although insights into his character are also incorporated:
'Underneath his sweetness and gentleness was the heat of a
volcano.' Also reissued in this series are The Life and Letters of
Faraday (1870), compiled by Henry Bence Jones, and John Hall
Gladstone's Michael Faraday (1872)."
This book brings together works published between 1846 and 1859 by
the Scot James D. Forbes (1809-68) and Irishman John Tyndall
(1820-93), both of whom were experienced alpinists as well as
glaciologists. However, their views on the motion of glaciers were
disparate, and a scientific quarrel over primacy and credit for
discoveries continued even after their respective deaths. These
papers include Forbes' articles on experiments on the flow of
plastic bodies and analogies between lava and glacier flows, and on
the plasticity of glacier ice, as well as Tyndall's observations on
the physical phenomena of various Alpine glaciers, including the
famous 'Mer de Glace', and a piece on the structure and motion of
glaciers, co-written with Thomas Huxley. Several works by and about
all three scientists (including works on Alpine travel) have also
been reissued in this series.
Professor of natural philosophy for the Royal Institution between
1853 and 1887, the physicist John Tyndall (1820 93) passionately
sought to share scientific understanding with the Victorian public.
Reissued here is the collected research he contributed to the
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and other journals.
Published in 1872, it complements Tyndall's Heat Considered as a
Mode of Motion (1863), which is also reissued in this series. Here
each memoir is preceded by a short summary, explaining what he
discovered and his reasons for embarking on the investigations in
question. Accompanying the detailed descriptions of experimental
methods are illustrations of the scientific apparatus used. Tyndall
also shows how his work built upon previous research, acknowledging
the insights of distinguished scientists such as William Herschel
and Macedonio Melloni. In particular, he discusses at length his
academic debates with Heinrich Gustav Magnus."
Professor of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution between
1853 and 1887, the physicist and mountaineer John Tyndall (1820 93)
passionately sought to share scientific understanding with the
Victorian public. A lucid and highly regarded communicator, he
lectured on such topics as heat, light, magnetism and electricity.
In this collection of twelve lectures, first published in 1863,
Tyndall discusses the general properties of heat and its associated
physical processes, such as convection, conduction and radiation.
He presents concepts so that they are intelligible to
non-specialists, and helpful illustrations of laboratory equipment
accompany his descriptions of experiments and phenomena.
Throughout, he explains the research and discoveries of renowned
scientists, including Sir Humphry Davy, Julius von Mayer, James
Prescott Joule, and Hermann von Helmholtz. Several of Tyndall's
other publications, from his lectures on sound to his exploration
of alpine glaciers, are also reissued in this series."
Professor of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution between
1853 and 1887, the British physicist and mountaineer John Tyndall
(1820 93) passionately sought to share scientific understanding
with the Victorian public. A lucid and highly regarded
communicator, he lectured on such topics as heat, light, magnetism
and electricity. In this collection of eight lectures, first
published in 1867, Tyndall explains numerous acoustic phenomena for
a non-specialist audience. Emphasising the practical nature of
scientific enquiry, he describes experiments throughout and
includes many illustrations of laboratory equipment. The lectures
discuss the general properties of sound, how it travels, how noise
and music differ, how gas flames can produce musical notes, and
much more. Several of Tyndall's other publications, from his work
on radiant heat to his exploration of alpine glaciers, are also
reissued in this series."
Born in Leighlinbridge in Ireland, John Tyndall (1820-93) was a
brilliant nineteenth-century experimental physicist and gifted
science educator. He worked initially as a draughtsman, then spent
a year teaching at an English school before attending the
University of Marburg to study physics and chemistry. Tyndall
carried out important research on magnetism, light and
bacteriology. Among his many significant achievements, he
demonstrated the greenhouse effect in Earth's atmospheric gases
using absorption spectroscopy. He was a skilled and entertaining
educator and as Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal
Institution he gave many public lectures and demonstrations of
science. Published in 1873, this book features six accessible
lectures on light. They explore a wide range of ideas in a
non-technical way, from basic scientific theories through magnetism
and light scattering, to analytical spectroscopy. The book ends
with a series of essays on special topics, and includes a detailed
index.
John Tyndall (1820-93) was an Irish physicist who became fascinated
by mountaineering after a scientific expedition to Switzerland in
1856. He traversed the summit of the Matterhorn in 1868 and climbed
Mount Blanc three times. Alongside this love of mountains was a
scientific interest in glaciers and ice formations. Tyndall was
also well-regarded for his ability to communicate with the public
about science. Many of his books, such as this one, published in
1872 as part of the International Scientific Series, are aimed at
the general reader. Tyndall uses this work to explain many aspects
of water, beginning with cloud formation and rain before moving on
to ice, snow and glaciers. He also discusses the principles behind
phenomena ranging from tropical rains to glacial movement.
Illustrated and organised into 493 different points under themed
headings, this book gives clear explanations of the complexity of
the earth's water system.
Born in Leighlinbridge in Ireland, John Tyndall (1820-93) was a
brilliant nineteenth-century experimental physicist and gifted
science educator. He worked initially as a draughtsman, then spent
a year teaching at an English school before attending the
University of Marburg to study physics and chemistry. Tyndall
carried out important research on magnetism, light and
bacteriology. Among his many significant achievements, he
demonstrated the greenhouse effect in Earth's atmospheric gases
using absorption spectroscopy. He was a skilled and entertaining
educator and as Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal
Institution he gave many public lectures and demonstrations of
science. In this engaging potpourri of essays published in 1893,
Tyndall's prose enlivens subjects as diverse as the life of Louis
Pasteur, observing the Sabbath, the prevention of phthisis
(tuberculosis), personal experiences of Alpine mountaineering, and
the science of rainbows.
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.
John Tyndall (1820-93) was an influential Irish geologist who
became fascinated by mountaineering after a scientific expedition
to Switzerland in 1856. He joined the Alpine Club in 1858 and
achieved the summit of the Matterhorn in 1868 - a feat which led to
a peak on the Italian side of the massif being named after him. He
also climbed Mont Blanc three times. A writer of scientific texts
who was widely praised for the quality of his prose, Tyndall made
clear that in this work, published in 1860, he had 'not attempted
to mix Narrative and Science'. He divides his account into two
parts: his Alpine adventures and observations, and the scientific
explanations about the origins and structural aspects of glaciers.
Both sections include explanatory illustrations. This book, a
classic text of Alpine exploration, offers a unique account of
Tyndall's mountaineering expeditions and the science that inspired
them.
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