TYNDALL, La Chaleur, 1874

Second edition.
John Tyndall (1820–1893) was a prominent Irish physicist, best known for his work on light scattering (the Tyndall effect) and his investigations into radiant heat. He was also a prolific science popularizer and a passionate advocate for scientific inquiry. This work is a French translation of his seminal work on the nature of heat as a mode of motion (the kinetic energy of particles). He played a crucial role in disseminating the concepts of thermodynamics and the kinetic theory of gases.