{"product_id":"the-correspondence-of-john-tyndall-volume-3-the-correspondence-january-1850-december-1852-9780822945093","title":"The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 3: The Correspondence, January 1850-December 1852","description":"As this volume begins, John Tyndall was a PhD student living in Marburg. He was unknown, almost broke, and working himself to the brink of mental and physical exhaustion in his determination to forge a reputation in science. In the period covered by this volume, he completed his degree, published his first scientific papers, became a regular participant in the British Association meetings, established friendships with leading men of science in Berlin and London, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society, and applied for, but failed to obtain, various scientific positions. As the volume ends, he was preparing his first lecture to the Royal Institution of Great Britain, the catalyst for a profound transition in his life. Taken together, the 305 letters herein offer a behind-the-scenes view of nineteenth-century publishing processes, the practices and challenges of diamagnetic research, the application procedures for university positions, the use of patronage in establishing a scientific career, and the often anxious and weary-worn personality of Tyndall, the ambitious protagonist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Barton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822945093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Barton (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRuth Barton\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of history at the University of Auckland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremiah Rankin (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJeremiah Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e is a doctoral candidate in philosophy at the University of Auckland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael S. Reidy (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael S. Reidy\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history at Montana State University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eTides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor, with Alan G. Gross and Joseph E. Harmon, of\u003ci\u003e Communicating Science: The Scientific Article from the 17th Century to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45371908948083,"sku":"9780822945093","price":223.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c7aa7973-d4de-43d6-bfeb-3c7b860ffd0b.jpg?v=1787052552","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-correspondence-of-john-tyndall-volume-3-the-correspondence-january-1850-december-1852-9780822945093","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}