The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-05

In 1871 an incident occurred which. although
apparently trivial. had powerful effect upon
tn, young mans career. ono OF the officials.
WHO had become Interested in Tyndnlrs work.
asked him ono day how his leisure hours
were employed Tho answer not being salts
fnc,ory. he rrioined. You have five hours u
day at your disposal. and this time ought to be
devoted to systematic study Had l. when Mt
your ago. had ~ friend to advise me. as ! now
alyi-o You. instead OF being in subordinate
Iusitiun. ight have been at the head OF the
Survey" NoNt morning Tyniall was at his
books before = o'clock. and for twelve years
never swcryed from the practice
In lSiS he began the original researches
which. continuing for forty years. made him
one OF tho foremost man OF science of his day.
Attracted 10y tho fame OF Prof Bunsen he went
TO the University Of NIarhurg in Hesso-Cussel.
Prof. Tyndatl had tho free use Of the lnbora-
tory and cabinets Of this institution. with the
instructions q; Huusen. Gcrling. knoLlauch.
and Stcsman. His first scientific paper was
q mathematical essay on screw surfaces, which
formed the subject OF his inaugural dIsserta-
tion when no tool; his degree. But tho in
vcstigatiou which first made him known to the
s.irntinc world was ION the Magne-optio
Properties OF Crystals, md the Relation OF
Magnetism and ntmngnettsm t. Molecular
cuted with Iroi. knohiaurh ana was pub
h.hrd IN ~" T5,aS.4,t..u V"yG9.tn5,r Tor TO:
al l'M'l WI ! Ntlt'l wont " l'tilll' hlih 'pH-.
tiuurL his researches IN tho laboratory OF
PROT MHGnu- lie soon, however returned 10
Saci@,y in 49, YEAR later h" was appointed
professor ~ natural philosophy at the Royal
Institution. ami hc retained Tie once Tor more
t!Hn a quarter 80! q c"HlU'N lie succeeded
llruday rs ,furrIut .ndrnt "i tho institution.
i,r"L IynLqli Wa first attr"tyd T." the Mp.
n 1872 for III" sol" OBJECT Of recreation Eut
H., could not hs hong IN The presence Of the
grand ghy-ictt rh"nom"nH there DISPLAYED
without h"'"nin% interested IA the scientific
uu"s' ions they ;lr-"n'. Accordingly. Tor more
Tim twenty 'rR:s, III" Alps serv" the d"uSl"
Turp".c IL" Ifui TFuhali Of physical aud men
Ia Tc nylgora'iun. 4;tor Icing nun down 10y his
lout.n work aud. a. the same time they
nav" furnished nrm with serl"s Of the most
inr".e-t.n-, ~'i"Atilr problems, In company
VITA Ia, friends irol huxley aud Prot iiIr-t.
m" o''"n alone usually 10 summer. nui some
time. iu wtuirr. ho hh~ climbed the mountains
and eNrIurri 'hc glaciers 70 "lonr w the va
tom ~ his adventures and tho results al his
I,-,arrhr5 weIc embodied ia his yoiumo on
Tho Glacier ~ The AiUS.'
III Of rsoi. Tyndalpr Investigations were
pr. .G.nriy directed toward the examination
Of the molecular constitution ~ matter. and lie
supp let NOR" thiE any other man OF his time
tn 'ourd IN Hn"n winch modern science
particular branch Of physics. Heat. light,
acoustic, cIertrrIt}, and magnetism, all were
the IA POETS oi lis 70 Idlrlrs Betwcen 1879
KuI l>ai ur dHyo.ei himself chiefly to expert
m"ut~ llfn1En"' Ism nnl electricity in tho
In ~, na re-rn % remarkable series Of re-
to- FHr.s Eu u-'Hrtl' net That dry atmos-
In"r. ar BAG, an. aDsorrtive power about
tutu Traction OF that a. aqueous NapOr. a dis
cuy"fy which ia - hearings On terrestrial and
solar TrIiat.pu e\crtrt "a marked influence on
tho rr.gr's~ - fprteorologv, His inve,tiga-
tons "' obscure ah4 !am nous radiatious and
fErnis - So no %! ne most noteworthy ~ his
contributions 20 molecular phbstrs. liy eN-
Iv:lil Htr ut!r upon his "wn owes la demon
tgratrd that IA" h,iu energy II II concentrated
el""'rl" team .nrtni" 81 rNpludiR" gunpuwder
~ an I"S"In'".. ulTN iu'uH - lncompetent 10
~" subjects "' gaseous coniu"tIylty tho
ton %. doors aH| co.'rs on radiant heat. and
a." various laws Ep,"r".n': acoustic and opJl-
90. phenomenal 40 ~ nod his atirHtion.
= IN, eal"1I co. scteutlc miorma-
toh. i.of ifrsht was without an equal
il not Only Inale vast contributions to the
fund 81, s"l"rria' knowledge, uut he ron
fo-ccfrl and entertaining writer Ills books
e." Te!haIs tho most POPULAR OF modern
So Th,,'' nrc on i"daidn.S H'S Ssuh nG'g
course Of ght Lc .;ur,-." laraday as bis
sons ." ON iGs i aa imi h'S II ' is
mlEinatia IN science, Fragments OF Sci
enra tor nscloutiir PEOPLE
frof Tyn,lall Was "A strenuous advocate Of
the doctrine u evolution Fearless IN his
irre,lum oil thnugnt and utterance. some Of his
scientific deductions excited strong protestiu
itGel viii .ommIandatiyn a letter addressed
q himself. wherein tho Hy:tcT Trop9sed that
the efficacy prayer ,houl be tested 10y pro-
vI.pg a h4sI tai IN vh,rn the patients in one
81 tho prayers of Tho faithful. and then the
ratio Of r'ottl.ity tp ihni ward si,onld he COM
ihls proro-lt.ru. witch ,amo 20 10 known a.
"Bmial rrt'rr lest gave rise to wide
There wIs ais IN Prot Tyndalrs character
az lut'HSe ioye'oi u-'.'r and passion tor tar
displayed on vtrltG- ur"asiuns. but in none
more ,ousutruuusly than in his generous de-
scientific claims Dee con -dered to deprsel-
I'D hy English sri.Ht'hr mon. MAYER had