A Short Walk Through Some 19th Century Science

 
These links are from a somewhat random online stroll through some 19th Century scientific literature that I made this Tuesday.

On the Relative Motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous Ether, Albert A. Michelson, American Journal of Science, Nov, 1887

The relative motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous ether, Albert A. Michelson, American Journal of Science, Aug, 1881

A Contribution to Croll's Theory of Secular Climatal Changes, W.J. McGee, American Journal of Science, Dec, 1881

William John McGee - Wikipedia

James Croll - Wikipedia

James Croll in Context - jfleming, ICHM

Meteorology - Wikipedia

Letter on the change in the perihelion of Mercury - LeVerrier, Comptes Rendus, Sep, 1859

Charles Lyell - Wikipedia

Principles of Geology, Vol. I, Chapter XIII, Charles Lyell

Supplemental (Wed):

Joseph Adhemar - Wikipedia (very 2012)

Climate and Time in their Geological Relations, James Croll, 1875

Discussions on Climate and Cosmology, James Croll, 1885

Révolutions de la mer, Joseph Adhémar, 1842 (tipping point?)