Article ID: CBB137748363

Understanding Eunice Foote's 1856 Experiments: Heat Absorption by Atmospheric Gases (2020)

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The contribution of Eunice Foote (1819–1888) to early understanding of the relationship between atmospheric gases and climate change has become a focus of interest in the scholarly community and more widely on social media. In this article we offer a detailed interpretation of both of her known published papers, focusing particularly on her first and most significant paper of 1856, in which she related changes in the types and amounts of atmospheric gases, including carbon dioxide, to warming and changes in climate. We trace the derivation of her ideas and explore how she constructed, carried out, and interpreted her experiments.

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Authors & Contributors
Grapí, Pere
Andreas Folkers
Sven Opitz
Maier, Norbert M.
Kenndler, Ernst
Fri, Robert W.
Concepts
Gases
Chemistry
Atmosphere (Earth)
Greenhouse gases
Climate change
Climate and climatology
Time Periods
19th century
21st century
20th century
18th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
United States
Scandinavia; Nordic countries
Polar regions
Europe
Great Britain
Institutions
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Académie Royale des Sciences (France)
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