Author: John Tyndall
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Category : Physicists
Languages : en
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The Correspondence of John Tyndall: Correspondence 1843-9
Author: John Tyndall
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Category : Physicists
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The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 12
Author: Anne DeWitt
Publisher: Correspondence of John Tyndall
ISBN: 9780822946892
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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The twelfth volume of The Correspondence of John Tyndall contains 326 letters and covers the fifteen months of Tyndall's life from March 1871 through May 1872, a time when he was a central figure in the field and had a substantial reputation in both the UK and the US. It begins just before the publication of Fragments of Science in April and Hours of Exercise in May. It includes a number of small but public disputes about science. Tyndall had a number of visits from friends and dignitaries, and he traveled to Switzerland, Ireland, and the countryside for scrambles. He was dealing with family issues out of Ireland, which were troublesome for him. He was busy administering the Royal Institution and the Royal Society; he was also working as the scientific consultant to Trinity House, which was involved in overseeing lighthouses in the United Kingdom, of which Ireland was a part at this time. Unlike other volumes, this one is not defined as much by one or two major projects or events for Tyndall, but instead includes a number of smaller projects and issues for him personally and professionally. As a leading man of science, and preoccupied with the work required for Trinity House, he had little time for socializing or research and began to refuse both social and professional invitations. Although well established, he remained concerned with his image, which manifests in a number of ways throughout this period.
Publisher: Correspondence of John Tyndall
ISBN: 9780822946892
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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The twelfth volume of The Correspondence of John Tyndall contains 326 letters and covers the fifteen months of Tyndall's life from March 1871 through May 1872, a time when he was a central figure in the field and had a substantial reputation in both the UK and the US. It begins just before the publication of Fragments of Science in April and Hours of Exercise in May. It includes a number of small but public disputes about science. Tyndall had a number of visits from friends and dignitaries, and he traveled to Switzerland, Ireland, and the countryside for scrambles. He was dealing with family issues out of Ireland, which were troublesome for him. He was busy administering the Royal Institution and the Royal Society; he was also working as the scientific consultant to Trinity House, which was involved in overseeing lighthouses in the United Kingdom, of which Ireland was a part at this time. Unlike other volumes, this one is not defined as much by one or two major projects or events for Tyndall, but instead includes a number of smaller projects and issues for him personally and professionally. As a leading man of science, and preoccupied with the work required for Trinity House, he had little time for socializing or research and began to refuse both social and professional invitations. Although well established, he remained concerned with his image, which manifests in a number of ways throughout this period.
The Correspondence of John Tyndall
Author: John Tyndall
Publisher: Correspondence of John Tyndall
ISBN: 9780822944713
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
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The 161 letters in this volume encompass a period of dramatic change for the young John Tyndall, who would become one of Victorian Britain's most famous physicists. They begin in September 1843, in the midst of a fiery public conflict with the Ordnance Survey of England, and end in December 1849 with him as a doctoral student of mathematics and experimental science at the University of Marburg, Germany. In between, Tyndall was fired from his position in the Ordnance Survey, worked as a railway surveyor at the height of British railway mania, read the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Carlyle, and Lord Byron, taught mathematics, and seriously contemplated emigration to the thriving new city of Cincinnati, Ohio. He began lasting friendships with Thomas Archer Hirst and Edward Frankland, who, along with Tyndall, would eventually become influential figures in nineteenth-century science. The letters also allude to some of the most important events of the 1840s. Documenting a period of political agitation, professional uncertainty, and personal transformation, this volume traces the events that led to Tyndall's decision to devote himself to natural philosophy.
Publisher: Correspondence of John Tyndall
ISBN: 9780822944713
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The 161 letters in this volume encompass a period of dramatic change for the young John Tyndall, who would become one of Victorian Britain's most famous physicists. They begin in September 1843, in the midst of a fiery public conflict with the Ordnance Survey of England, and end in December 1849 with him as a doctoral student of mathematics and experimental science at the University of Marburg, Germany. In between, Tyndall was fired from his position in the Ordnance Survey, worked as a railway surveyor at the height of British railway mania, read the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Carlyle, and Lord Byron, taught mathematics, and seriously contemplated emigration to the thriving new city of Cincinnati, Ohio. He began lasting friendships with Thomas Archer Hirst and Edward Frankland, who, along with Tyndall, would eventually become influential figures in nineteenth-century science. The letters also allude to some of the most important events of the 1840s. Documenting a period of political agitation, professional uncertainty, and personal transformation, this volume traces the events that led to Tyndall's decision to devote himself to natural philosophy.
The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 15
Author: Richard England
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ISBN: 9780822948346
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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ISBN: 9780822948346
Category : Science
Languages : en
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The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 13
Author: Roy McLeod
Publisher: Correspondence of John Tyndall
ISBN: 9780822947424
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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Publisher: Correspondence of John Tyndall
ISBN: 9780822947424
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 3
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ISBN: 9781848934115
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Languages : en
Pages : 400
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John Tyndall (1820–93) was one of the most influential scientists of the nineteenth century. Primarily a physicist, he was also one of a group of powerful intellectuals who defended Darwin against his critics. His correspondents read like a ‘who’s who’ of international nineteenth-century science and include: Charles Babbage, J D Hooker, Thomas Henry Huxley, Charles Lyell, Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch and Bertrand Russell. In the days before journal publishing was fully developed, the exchange of correspondence was a highly efficient way of sharing scientific research. This series will allow scholars to re-establish Tyndall amongst his contemporaries. Published serially with two volumes per year, this scholarly edition will ultimately present over 7,000 letters. The variety of his exchanges provides insight into Tyndall’s interests and his politics, as well as documenting important events of the time. Each letter is newly transcribed, annotated and presented chronologically. An introduction to each volume is included and a consolidated index will appear in the final volume.
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ISBN: 9781848934115
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Languages : en
Pages : 400
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John Tyndall (1820–93) was one of the most influential scientists of the nineteenth century. Primarily a physicist, he was also one of a group of powerful intellectuals who defended Darwin against his critics. His correspondents read like a ‘who’s who’ of international nineteenth-century science and include: Charles Babbage, J D Hooker, Thomas Henry Huxley, Charles Lyell, Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch and Bertrand Russell. In the days before journal publishing was fully developed, the exchange of correspondence was a highly efficient way of sharing scientific research. This series will allow scholars to re-establish Tyndall amongst his contemporaries. Published serially with two volumes per year, this scholarly edition will ultimately present over 7,000 letters. The variety of his exchanges provides insight into Tyndall’s interests and his politics, as well as documenting important events of the time. Each letter is newly transcribed, annotated and presented chronologically. An introduction to each volume is included and a consolidated index will appear in the final volume.
The Correspondence of John Tyndall: The correspondence, March 1859-May 1862
Author: John Tyndall
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Category : Scientific literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Category : Scientific literature
Languages : en
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The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 11
Author: John Tyndall
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ISBN: 9780822946823
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Letters Detailing Highly Productive and Wide-Ranging Research
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ISBN: 9780822946823
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Letters Detailing Highly Productive and Wide-Ranging Research
The Correspondence of John Tyndall: The correspondence, September 1843-1849
Author: John Tyndall
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Category : Scientific literature
Languages : en
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The Correspondence of John Tyndall: The correspondence, November 1856-February 1859
Author: John Tyndall
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Category : Scientific literature
Languages : en
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