Article ID: CBB001553383

John Tyndall and the Early History of Diamagnetism (2015)

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John Tyndall, Irish-born natural philosopher, completed his PhD at the University of Marburg in 1850 while starting his first substantial period of research into the phenomenon of diamagnetism. This paper provides a detailed analysis and evaluation of his contribution to the understanding of magnetism and of the impact of this work on establishing his own career and reputation; it was instrumental in his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1852 and as Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution in 1853. Tyndall's interactions and relationships with Michael Faraday, William Thomson, Julius Plücker and others are explored, alongside his contributions to experimental practice and to emerging theory. Tyndall's approach, challenging Faraday's developing field theory with a model of diamagnetic polarity and the effect of magnetic forces acting in couples, was based on his belief in the importance of underlying molecular structure, an idea which suffused his later work, for example in relation to the study of glaciers and to the interaction of substances with radiant heat.

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Authors & Contributors
Gooding, David C.
Baldwin, Melinda Clare
Kenichi Natsume
Michael Wiescher
Hayes, Emily
John Lekner
Concepts
Physics
Natural philosophy
Correspondence and corresponding
Popularization
Magnetism
Occult sciences
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
Early modern
Renaissance
18th century
15th century
Places
Great Britain
England
Germany
Europe
British Isles
Institutions
Royal Institution of Great Britain
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