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Ascent of John Tyndall : Victorian Scientist, Mountaineer, and Public Intellectual, Hardcover by Jackson, Roland, ISBN 0198788959, ISBN-13 9780198788959, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "John Tyndall was a leading scientific figure in Victorian Britain, who established the physical basis of the greenhouse effect, and why the sky is blue. This rich biography describes the colourful life and achievements of this brilliant communicator, physicist, and mountaineer, who ascended from humble beginnings to the heart of Victorian society."--