Heat. A Mode of Motion.

finely bound

A handsomely bound copy, presented as a prize for achievement in physics by Christ's Hospital, London.

'As a lecturer Tyndall was famed for the charm and animation of his language, for lucidity of exposition, his showmanship, and singular skill in devising and conducting interesting and exciting experimental illustrations... As a writer he did much for the diffusion and popularization of scientific knowledge' and his books 'promoted the evangelical cause of science to a worldwide audience. The book on Light (1873) gave the substance of lectures delivered in the United States in the winter of 1872–3. The proceeds of these lectures, which by judicious investment amounted in a few years to between £6000 and £7000, were devoted to fellowships at three American universities for the encouragement of science' (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography).

Sixth edition; 8vo (18.5 x 12 cm); folding engraved frontispiece, engravings throughout the text, prize bookplate, spotting to blanks, contents very faintly toned in the margins, contemporary tan calf prize binding, spine gilt in compartments with floral tools, red morocco label, Christ's Hospital crest and double gilt fillets to boards, marbled endpapers and edges, dampstain to lower board, some spotting, marks, and scuffs to binding, very good condition; 591pp.