Happy Holidays from the Linda Hall Library
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The image featured in this year’s card is from The Forms of Water in Clouds & Rivers, Ice & Glaciers / by John Tyndall ... with Twenty-Five Illustrations Drawn and Engraved under the Direction of the Author. 6th ed. London: King, 1876. Print.
JOHN TYNDALL, was a renowned physicist in the 19th century, gaining fame initially through his study of diamagnetism and later through his ground-breaking discoveries in the field of infrared radiation. Written with the aim of elevating science in popular literature, Tyndall uses this work to outline the latest advancements, explaining the complexity of Earth’s water system, including the principles behind phenomena ranging from tropical rains to glacial movement.
