TYNDALL, John (1820 – 1893)
1820 – 1893
4 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1861 CE
#13465
On the absorption and radiation of heat by gases and vapours, and on the physical connexion of radiation, absorption and conduction.
Demonstration that gases including carbon dioxide and water can absorb heat, aand could change climate. Digital facsimile from royalsocietypublishing.org at this link.
1876 CE
#1932
The optical deportment of the atmosphere in relation to the phenomena of putrefaction and infection.
Tyndall observed the selective bacteria-inhibiting effect of Penicillium and the resistance of Ps. pyocyanea to it. See No. 2495.
1877 CE
#2491
Fermentation and its bearings on the phenomena of disease.
See No. 2495.
1881 CE
#2495
Essays on the floating-matter of the air in relation to putrefaction and infection.
Tyndall interested himself in atmospheric germs and dust. His experiments on sterilization by heat led him to the discovery in 1877 of fractional sterilization (Tyndallization). His work on the subject is included in …