The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 4: The Correspondence, January 1853-December 1854

The 329 letters in this volume represent a period of immense transition in John Tyndall's life. A noticeable spike in his extant correspondence during the early 1850s is linked to his expanding international network, growing reputation as a leading scientific figure in Britain and abroad, and his employment at the Royal Institution. By December 1854, Tyndall had firmly established himself as a significant man of science, complete with an influential position at the center of the British scientific establishment.

Tyndall's letters throughout the period covered by this volume provide great insight into how he navigated a complicated course that led him into the upper echelons of the Victorian scientific world. And yet, while Tyndall was no longer as anxious about his scientific future as he was in previous volumes of his correspondence, these letters show a man struggling to come to terms with his newfound status, a struggle that was often reflected in his obsession with maintaining an "inflexible integrity" that guided his actions and deeds.

Author: Ian Hesketh
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 07/31/2018
Pages: 616
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780822945253

About the Author
Ian Hesketh (Editor)
Ian Hesketh is associate professor of history in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland.

Efram Sera-Shriar (Editor)
Efram Sera-Shriar is a historical anthropologist who specializes in Victorian science. He is associate professor in English studies at the University of Copenhagen, where he teaches the history and culture of the English-speaking world. Sera-Shriar is the author of Psychic Investigators: Anthropology, Modern Spiritualism, and Credible Witnessing in the Late Victorian Age and The Making of British Anthropology, 1813-1871 and senior editor for The Correspondence of John Tyndall series.