In what decade did John Tyndall achieve scientific fame?
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John Tyndall achieved scientific fame in the 1850s. He is best known for his work on heat and light, including his discovery of the Tyndall effect. This effect is the scattering of light by particles that are much smaller than the wavelength of light. Tyndall also studied the absorption of light by gases, and he made important contributions to the understanding of the greenhouse effect.
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