The Glaciers of the Alps: Being a Narrative of Excursions and Ascents, an Account of the Origin and Phenomena of Glaciers and an Exposition of the Physical Principles to Which They Are Related. E-book. Formato PDF John Tyndall   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

In the following work I have not attempted to mix Narrative and Science, believing that the mind once interested in the one, cannot with satisfaction pass abruptly to the other. The book is therefore divided into Two Parts: the first chiefly narrative, and the second chiefly scientific.In Part I. I have sought to convey some notion of the life of an Alpine explorer, and of the means by which his knowledge is acquired. In Part II. an attempt is made to classify such knowledge, and to refer the observed phenomena to their physical causes.The Second Part of the work is written with a desire to interest intelligent persons who may not possess any special scientific culture. For their sakes I have dwelt more fully on principles than I should have done in presence of a purely scientific audience. The brief sketch of the nature of Light and Heat, with which Part II. is commenced, will not, I trust, prove uninteresting to the reader for whom it is more especially designed.

Faraday as a Discoverer. E-book. Formato PDF John Tyndall   -  Ionlineshopping.Com, 2019  - 

An interesting glimpse of the life of one of history's greatest experimental physicists provided by a younger colleague. Faraday's discoveries provided the basis for much of the practical electric motor applications we have. It also provided key inputs to the theoretical work of James Clerk Maxwell whose equations assisted Einstein theoretical work and which he described as the work of preceding? genius whose shoulders he was standing upon. Pasteur and Faraday are two of the greatest scientists ever to have entered the Kingdom of Discovery. Yet their backgrounds could not be more dissimilar. The former completed his studies as a brilliant student. The latter interrupted his at the age of 13 to become a bookbinder apprentice, then an artisan before joining the illustrious Humphry Davy as his laboratory assistant at the Royal Institution in London. What did these men of genius have in common? First, a vivid imagination. " The universe and all life in it is asymmetrical" (Pasteur), " I could believe in the Arabian Nights as easily as in the Encyclopedia" (Faraday) They were incomparable experimentalists and would not cease their endeavours until they had verified and broadcast their findings and their intense scruitiny ensured that no unusal happening was ever missed. Each used simple equipment and often made his own items and by constantly changing their field of interest (Faraday physics and chemistry) they remained productive throughout life. Who better than John Tyndall, a contemporary and successor to Faraday, to describe the manner in which the latter made his discoveries. This book, first published in the nineteenth century deserves to be on the shelf of every young scientist who desires a hero and mentor. Michael Faraday as portrayed by Tyndall serves that role.  

Heat: Considered as a Mode of Motion. E-book. Formato PDF John Tyndall   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

IN the following Lectures I have endeavoured to bring the rudiments of a new philosophy Within the' reach of a person of ordinary intelligence and culture.