The ascent of John Tyndall : Victorian scientist, mountaineer, and public intellectual /

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 hum...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jackson, Roland
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Tyndall, John, > 1820-1893.
1800-1901
Physicists > Great Britain > 19th century > Biography.
Scientists > Great Britain > 19th century > Biography.
Physiciens > Grande-Bretagne > 19e siècle > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > Energy.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
Intellectual life.
Physicists.
Scientists.
Great Britain > History > Victoria, 1837-1901.
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1837-1901 (Victoria)
Grande-Bretagne > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle.
Great Britain.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191093319
0191093319
0191093327
9780191093326
0198788940
9780198788942

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