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150th Anniversary of Greenhouse Climate Theory

Posted by samzenpus on from the it's-getting-hot-in-here dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It was 150 years ago that John Tyndall, one of history's truly great physicists, published a scientific paper with the far-from-snappy title On the Absorption and Radiation of Heat by Gases and Vapours, and on the Physical Connexion of Radiation, Absorption, and Conduction. The BBC has an article on John Tyndall and his contributions 150 years ago to the physics behind the study of climate change."

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  1. Like all ignorant blowhards I oppose science. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    As an ignorant and probably racist member of the Republican party (aka Tea Bagger) I simply deny science.

    If a scientist says that my state is becoming poorer and more unhealthy, I simply turn to Jesus and let the poor die in the streets.

    Yours in Christ,
    Rick Perry

    1. Re:Like all ignorant blowhards I oppose science. by gilleain · · Score: 3, Funny

      ... spend their time building straw men to burn, rather than trying to understand where the disconnect in communication is :)

      You know that burning straw men in arguments is very bad for climate change, right?

  2. Re:What truly makes me sad however... by daem0n1x · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shit is plant food, too. Can we spray your house with it?