Timeline Monday 4 December 1893

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Monday 4 December 1893

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1820 – 1893 John Tyndall (1820-1893) Died 4 December 1893, aged 73 Irish-born British physicist known for explaining why the sky is blue, a phenomenon named the Tyndall effect. He died from an accidental overdose of chloral hydrate administered by his wife.

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