John Tyndall
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John Tyndall was an Irish physicist who lived from 1820 to 1893 and made important contributions to understanding light, heat, and gases. His work helped advance scientific knowledge in the 19th century and influenced how we understand physical phenomena in the natural world.
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- 1820-08-02
- Died
- 1893-12-04
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- 103
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- Six Lectures On Light Delivered In America In 1872 1873
- Light And Electricity
- Fragments Of Science Vol II
- Fragments Of Science Vol I
- Fragments of Science Volume 1
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John Tyndall (/ˈtɪndəl/; 2 August 1820 – 4 December 1893) was an Irish physicist. His scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air, proving the connection between atmospheric CO2 and what is now known as the greenhouse effect in 1859.
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