ISBN: 9780217731751

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1896. Not … Plus…

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1896. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... 1888. COUNT RUM FORD.1 ON a bright calm day in the autumn of 1872--that portion of the year called, I believe, in America the Indian summer--I made a pilgrimage to the modest birthplace of Count Rumford. My guide on the occasion was Dr. George Ellis of Boston, and a more competent guide I could not possibly have had. To Dr. Ellis the American Academy of Arts and Sciences had committed the task of writing a life of Rumford, and this labour of love had been accomplished in 1871, a year prior to my visit to the United States. In regard to Rumford''s personal life, Dr. Ellis''s elaborate volume constitutes, if I may so speak, the quarry out of which the buildingmaterials of these lectures are drawn. The life of such a man, however, cannot be duly taken in without reference to his work, and the publication by the American Academy of Sciences of four large volumes of Rumford''s essays renders the task of dealing with his labours lighter than it would have been had his writings been suffered to remain scattered in the magazines, journals, and transactions of learned societies in which they originally appeared. The name of Count Rumford was Benjamin Thompson. For thirty years he was the contemporary of 1 From a short course of lectures delivered in the Royal Institution. another Benjamin, who reached a level of fame as high as his own. Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Thompson were born within twelve miles of each other, and for six of the thirty years just referred to the one lived in England and the other in France. Still, there is nothing to show that they ever saw each other, or were in any way acquainted with each other, or, indeed, felt the least interest in each other. As regards posthumous fame, Rumford has fared worse than Franklin. For ten, or perhaps a hu... John Tyndall, Books, Religion and Spirituality, New fragments Books>Religion and Spirituality, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9780217731751

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… Plus…

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. Books History~~General New-Fragments~~John-Tyndall General Books LLC This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: D. Appleton and Company in 1896 in 518 pages; Subjects: Science; Body, Mind & Spirit / Mysticism; Philosophy / General; Philosophy / History & Surveys / General; Philosophy / Metaphysics; Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern; Religion / Mysticism; Religion / Spirituality; Science / General;<

ISBN: 9780217731751

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… Plus…

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 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. Books, History~~General, New-Fragments~~John-Tyndall, 999999999, New Fragments, John Tyndall, 0217731759, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9780217731751

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