Understanding Eunice Foote's 1856 experiments
Heat absorption by atmospheric gases
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20316168 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph D Ortiz (0000-0002-6583-3850, Kent State University, corresponding author), Roland Jackson (0000-0003-0425-5863, The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-84 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-9149 • E-ISSN: 1743-0178 |
| Publisher | The Royal Society (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1098/rsnr.2020.0031 |
| OpenAlex | W3080624032 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The contribution of Eunice Foote (1819–1888) to early understanding of the relationship between atmospheric gases and climate change has become a focus of interest in the scholarly community and more widely on social media. In this article we offer a detailed interpretation of both of her known published papers, focusing particularly on her first and most significant paper of 1856, in which she related changes in the types and amounts of atmospheric gases, including carbon dioxide, to warming and changes in climate. We trace the derivation of her ideas and explore how she constructed, carried out, and interpreted her experiments
Absorption (acoustics) · Atmospheric sciences · Barometer · Carbon dioxide · Climate change · Earth science · Focus (optics) · Interpretation (philosophy) · Meteorology · Optics · Physics · TRACE (psycholinguistics) · Trace gas · Chemistry · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Climate variability and models · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Geology · History of Science and Natural History · Oceanography · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |