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John Tyndall is born
On August 2, 1820, John Is born in Leighlinbridge, Ireland
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To the Alps he goes
After his studies at the University of Marburg, John Started Mountaineering the Alps and studying the movement of glaciers. The theory that the great ice sheets once covered the northern hemisphere and gradually moved overtime is what lead John and his team to study the Legendary Mer de Glace Glacier and place their stakes. Every couple of days John and his team returned to their stakes to measure the distance in which they moved. It turns out that the glaciers move very quickly. -
Inventing to Study
John Tyndall studied a lot about gases and vapors having the ability to transmit and absorb radiant heat. As we can guess, both gases and vapors are pretty hard to discover which are best for radiant heat so to make it easier, John invented the first Ratio Spectrophotometer. From this invention he discovered that water and carbon dioxide were the best to absorb heat radiation which are key for the earth keeping its surface temperature. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Tyndall -
Why is the sky Blue?
Yes! There is an answer to why the sky is blue and it is called the Tyndall effect. This study of light passing through colloidal solutions.
Check out this video to understand better:
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Separation of Church and Science
In a keynote speech, given to members of the "British Association for the Advancement of Science" in 1874, Tyndall Spoke in favor of Darwin's theory of evolution, concluding that religious beliefs should not "intrude on the region of knowledge." In his book "fragments of Science for Unscientific People" Tyndall stressed that the world was "as far as we are concerned, is incapable of solution" and emphasized that we "acknowledge our ignorance, priest and philosopher." -
Death of a Physicist
John Tyler dies at the age of 73 due to an overdose of chloral hydrate. The overdose was caused by his wife at which he said before he died "You have killed you John".