Tyn·dall (t n dl), John 1820-1893. Irish-born British physicist known for his work on the transparency of gases and the absorption by gases of radiant heat. |
| Tyndall, Mount A mountain, 4,275.8 m (14,019 ft) high, in the Sierra Nevada of south-central California. |
Tyndall [ˈtɪndəl]
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(Biographies / Tyndall, John (1820-1893) M, Irish, SCIENCE: physicist) John. 1820-93, Irish physicist, noted for his work on the radiation of heat by gases, the transmission of sound through the atmosphere, and the scattering of light
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| Noun | 1. |  Tyndall - British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is blue (1820-1893) |
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