Sheril KirshenbaumFeb 11, 2023

Physicist John Tyndall is often credited w discovering the greenhouse effect, which he wrote about in 1859.

But female scientist Eunice Foote published a paper - 3yrs earlier - demonstrating how atmospheric water vapor & CO2 affected solar heating. She theorized that heat trapping gases in Earth’s atmosphere warm its #climate.

Tyndall was widely read. And Foote, being a woman, wasn't even permitted to present her own work.
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/happy-200th-birthday-eunice-foote-hidden-climate-science-pioneer #history #science #ClimateChange #HistoryRemix

Happy 200th birthday to Eunice Foote, hidden climate science pioneer

American Eunice Foote was an amateur scientist and women's rights pioneer from the mid-1800s whose experiments foreshadowed the discovery of Earth's greenhouse effect. 

NOAA Climate.gov
Show threadKlaus Alexander Seistrup
@Sheril Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook has a lot to say about this remarkable woman.

The article starts with

> Eunice Newton Foote (July 17, 1819 – September 30, 1888) was an American scientist, inventor, and women's rights campaigner. She was the first scientist to conclude that certain gases warmed when exposed to sunlight, and that rising carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels would change atmospheric temperature and could impact climate.

Read it all:
🔗 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_Newton_Foote
Eunice Newton Foote - Wikipedia

Feb 11, 2023 at 10:16amWeb