Project Gutenberg 2004-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 211 Tyndall, John 1820 1893 Tyndal, John Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 Produced by Clare Boothby, Stephen Schulze and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Six Lectures on Light" by John Tyndall is a scientific publication delivered in the mid-19th century, specifically between 1872 and 1873. The work focuses on elucidating the principles and phenomena of light through accessible explanations and experiments, designed to promote scientific understanding among a broader audience. Tyndall aims to connect historical perspectives with modern scientific advances in optics, making complex concepts more relatable and understandable. The opening of the book introduces the context for Tyndall's lectures, highlighting their origin in the United States and his intent to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and the general public. Tyndall expresses gratitude for the warm reception of his work and outlines the purpose of the lectures, which is to clarify the fundamental laws of light through historical development and experimental demonstration. He suggests that these explorations will begin with ancient knowledge about light and progress into a discussion of modern theories, setting the stage for a thorough examination of light's behavior, including its propagation, reflection, and refraction, using experiential learning as a central theme. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Light QC Text Browsing: Science - General 477436 477447 2024-09-06T09:54:27.880361 2023-10-06T11:24:54.302999 text/html text/html 472850 2020-12-18T15:40:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1314238 2020-12-18T15:40:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1425410 2024-09-06T09:54:37.583326 application/epub+zip 1429061 2024-09-06T09:54:30.550375 application/epub+zip 226266 2024-09-06T09:54:29.006356 application/epub+zip 1603146 2024-09-06T09:54:42.744313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1560859 2024-09-06T09:54:36.219319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396006 2022-09-07T14:03:20.283977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411485 411402 2024-09-06T09:54:26.575420 2023-10-06T11:24:53.114994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 411263 2020-12-18T15:40:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 147320 2020-12-18T15:40:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 411641 2020-12-18T15:40:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147244 2020-12-18T15:40:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19634 2024-09-06T09:54:42.909284 application/rdf+xml 13163 2024-09-06T09:54:29.387354 image/jpeg 3467 2024-09-06T09:54:29.194361 image/jpeg 1367437 2024-09-06T09:54:28.044384 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia