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Sheril Kirshenbaum Feb 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

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Sheril Kirshenbaum Feb 11, 2023

* It's worth noting Tyndall wrote that this field of study was completely unexplored, claiming he was 1st to publish anything on the subject.

There are varying accounts of whether Foote was permitted to present her work in 1956. What we know is 1) a man did it for her & 2) many thought women were incapable of contributing in science.

Also, Foote's background is fascinating & deserves further reading. She was an advocate for women's rights & involved in many historical events in US history. /2

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@Sheril Without knowing more about Tyndall, and because Foote's work was suppressed and denigrated, he may have truly looked and not found her. Scientific standards of physics were not quite as high then as they are today. *sigh* I wish I could say the same for the "social sciences."