The ascent of John Tyndall :
Jackson, Roland,
The ascent of John Tyndall : Victorian scientist, mountaineer, and public intellectual / Roland Jackson. - First edition. - xx, 556 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780198788959 (hardback)
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893.
Physicists--Great Britain--19th century--Biography.
Scientists--Great Britain--19th century--Biography.
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.
Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century.
Biographies.
530.092
The ascent of John Tyndall : Victorian scientist, mountaineer, and public intellectual / Roland Jackson. - First edition. - xx, 556 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780198788959 (hardback)
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893.
Physicists--Great Britain--19th century--Biography.
Scientists--Great Britain--19th century--Biography.
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.
Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century.
Biographies.
530.092