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First edition. |
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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
John Tyndall was a leading scientific figure in Victorian Britain, who established the physical basis of the greenhouse effect, and why the sky is blue. This rich biography describes the colourful life and achievements of this brilliant communicator, physicist, and mountaineer, who ascended from humble beginnings to the heart of Victorian society. |
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Cover -- The Ascent of John Tyndall: Victorian scientist, mountaineer, and public intellectual -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Plates -- A Note on Words -- Abbreviations -- Plates -- Introduction -- PART I. c.1822-1850 FROM CARLOW TO MARBURG -- 1. IRISH BEGINNINGS c. 1822-1844 -- 2. RAILWAY MANIA 1844-1847 -- 3. QUEENWOOD COLLEGE 1847-1848 -- 4. MARBURG 1848-1850 -- PART II. 1850-1860 BREAKING IN -- 5. MAKING A NAME 1850-1853 -- 6. CLASH OF THEORIES 1854-1856 -- 7. GLACIAL EXPLORATIONS 1856-1857 -- 8. STORMS OVER GLACIERS 1858-1860 -- PART III. 1860-1870 THE PEAK YEARS -- 9. RADIANT HEAT 1859-1862 -- 10. HEATED EXCHANGES 1862-1865 -- 11. THE X-CLUB 1864-1866 -- 12. EYRE AFFAIR AND DEATH OF FARADAY 1866-1868 -- 13. PRAYER, MIRACLES, METAPHYSICS, AND SPIRITS 1865-1880 -- 14. MOUNTAINEERING IN THE 1860s 1860-1868 -- 15. CLOUDS OF IMAGINATION 1868-1870 -- PART IV. 1870-1880 ESTABLISHMENT FIGURE -- 16. DUST AND DISEASE 1870-1872 -- 17. GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND EDUCATION 1871-1892 -- 18. AMERICA 1872-1873 -- 19. FOGS AND GLACIERS 1873 -- 20. THE BELFAST ADDRESS 1873-1875 -- 21. FLOATING MATTER OF THE AIR 1875-1876 -- 22. CONTAMINATION 1876-1878 -- 23. ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND MINING ACCIDENTS 1879-1886 -- PART V. 1880-1893 POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- 24. HINDHEAD 1880-1883 -- 25. RAINBOWS AND LIGHTHOUSES 1883-1885 -- 26. THE FINAL YEARS 1886-1893 -- EPILOGUE -- PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PICTURE CAPTIONS & CREDITS -- Figures -- Plates -- NOTES -- Front Matter Epigraphs -- A Note on Words -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Irish Beginnings (c. 1822-1844) -- Chapter 2: Railway Mania (1844-1847) -- Chapter 3: Queenwood College (1847-1848) -- Chapter 4: Marburg (1848-1850) -- Chapter 5: Making a Name (1850-1853) -- Chapter 6: Clash of Theories (1854-1856) -- Chapter 7: Glacial Explorations (1856-1857). |
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Chapter 8: Storms over Glaciers (1858-1860) -- Chapter 9: Radiant Heat (1859-1862) -- Chapter 10: Heated Exchanges (1862-1865) -- Chapter 11: The X-Club (1864-1866) -- Chapter 12: Eyre Affair and Death of Faraday (1866-1868) -- Chapter 13: Prayer, Miracles, Metaphysics, and Spirits (1865-1880) -- Chapter 14: Mountaineering in the 1860s (1860-1868) -- Chapter 15: Clouds of Imagination (1868-1870) -- Chapter 16: Dust and Disease (1870-1872) -- Chapter 17: Government Service and Education (1871-1892) -- Chapter 18: America (1872-1873) -- Chapter 19: Fogs and Glaciers (1873) -- Chapter 20: The Belfast Address (1873-1875) -- Chapter 21: Floating Matter of the Air (1875-1876) -- Chapter 22: Contamination (1876-1878) -- Chapter 23: Electric Lights and Mining Accidents (1879-1886) -- Chapter 24: Hindhead (1880-1883) -- Chapter 25: Rainbows and Lighthouses (1883-1885) -- Chapter 26: The Final Years (1886-1893) -- Epilogue -- Bibliograpy -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Books by Tyndall -- See also -- Scientific Papers by Tyndall -- INDEX. |
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| Subject |
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893.
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Tyndall, John, 1820-1893. |
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Physicists -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Physicists. |
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Great Britain. |
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19th century |
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Biographies.
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Scientists -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Scientists. |
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Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901.
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Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology. |
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SCIENCE -- Energy. |
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General. |
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Intellectual life. |
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- General. |
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1800-1901 |
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Biography.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jackson, Roland. Ascent of John Tyndall. First edition. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018 0198788959 9780198788959 (OCoLC)993654188 |
| ISBN |
9780191093319 (electronic book) |
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0191093319 (electronic book) |
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0198788959 |
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9780198788959 |
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