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    Belfast Address of John Tyndall

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    In six pages John Tyndall is considered in this autobiography that focuses upon the significance of his 'Belfast Address' and its enduring impact. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    noted and outspoken proponent for the scientific method, which later led to his staunch belief in the anti-rationalism of Christianity. His now infamous Belfast Address was so notable because  he essentially asserted these beliefs, which were taken as an outright attack on the Church. He came to then be condemned by many who felt he was a threat  to religion and to Christianity. John Tydell and the "Belfast Address" John Tyndall was the son of a constable and  was born in Ireland in 1820 (Biography of John Tyndall, 2002, See also McMillen, 2002). He went to school and later did surveying work in England (Biography of John  Tyndall, 2002). This was followed by railway construction work and later by teaching mathematics at Queenwood College Hampshire (Biography of John Tyndall, 2002, See also McMillen, 2002).  By 1948, Tyndall decided to go to Germany to study and soon found himself "one of the first British subjects to receive  the new PhD at Marburg" (Biography of John Tyndall, 2002). He was still a relatively young man while living and studying in Germany and his time there turned him  into something of a "naturphilosophisch romantic pantheist" (Biography of John Tyndall, 2002). Basically he focused his studies on chemistry, physics and calculus, although he ended up narrowing his focus  to physics (John Tyndall, 2002). During the 1850s he concentrated more on lecturing at the Royal Institution in London and  his lectures were focused on physics (Biography of John Tyndall, 2002, See also McMillen, 2002). It was 1853 when Tyndall gave his first lecture at the Royal Institution, and 

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