The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 17: The Correspondence, December 1881-November 1885

The seventeenth volume of The Correspondence of John Tyndall includes 456 letters, documenting a pivotal period in his life. It opens with Tyndall’s resignation from his long-held post as scientific adviser to the Board of Trade and Trinity House, a decision that provoked a very public dispute with a government minister. During these years, Tyndall became increasingly outspoken on political affairs, denouncing the domestic and foreign policies of William Gladstone’s Liberal governments and ...