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Behavior of Crystalline Bodies Between the Poles of a Magnet
This was one of John Tyndall's early experiments while he was still working on his Ph.D. He collaborated with another famous scientist named Hermann Knoblauch who's advice was invaluable to Tyndall at the time. In 1851 his research was published in the Philosophical Magazine which explained Diamagnetism and Magnecrystallic Action. This research would later help Tyndall on the movement of glaciers in the poles! -
The Tyndall Effect
In 1859, John Tyndal, through experimentation, was able to help us understand why our sky is blue. When light passes through a clear liquid holding small particles of dust or debris, the blue light is scattered much more strongly than the red light. This was one of the first steps in explaining why our sky might be blue and this case was eventually settled by Albert Einstien in 1911. -
the Absorption and Radiation of Heat by Gases and Vapours, and on the Physical Connexion of Radiation, Absorption, and Conduction, 1861
The marked event represents the publication of Jonh Tyndall's groundbreaking theory that water vapor and CO2 in the earth's atmosphere can have an effect in raising the temperature on earth or in certain areas. Thanks to this event, we now understand how "Greenhouse Gases" can trap heat in the atmosphere, heating up our earth, know as, "The Greenhouse Effect", This publication is considered the forefather to the science of climate change and how we understand our world, and others. -
Spontaneous Generation
John Tyndall came to the defense of a scientist by the name of Louis Pasteur 91870-1876) in his experiment disproving that living creatures could come to life from non-living matter and that the process was commonplace. Tyndall further experimented on this issue and ironed out some of the irregularities that arose from Pasteur's earlier experiments. Thanks to these discoveries, this lead Tyndall and other scientists in the 19th century to a new theory called "Biogenesis".
