New fragments
Auteur :
Tyndall, John
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108038447
Date de publication :
3 nov. 2011
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
650 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This engaging potpourri of essays by experimental physicist John Tyndall (1820–93), published in 1893, covers a remarkable range of topics including, for example, the life of Louis Pasteur, observing the Sabbath, the prevention of phthisis (tuberculosis), the author's personal experiences of Alpine mountaineering, and the science of rainbows.