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joesph fourier
Level of carbon dioxide gas (CO2) in the atmosphere, as later measured in ancient ice, is about 290 ppm. he explained that the earths atmoshere retains radiation. he also related the earth and how its heat stays in to a box with a glass cover. -
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climate change
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john tyndall and green house gases
Tyndall discovers that some gases block infrared radiation. He suggests that changes in the concentration of the gases could bring climate change. discovered that gases are completel transparent. -
svante arrhenius's calculations
Arrhenius publishes first calculation of global warming from human emissions of CO2. when he calculated that when coal burns the co2 in the atmoshere doubles which would increace the temerater by a few degrees. -
callenders carbon dioxide measurements
measured the co2 in the atmoshere and climate changes from the 19 centry on. he concluded theat the gases increased by ten percent over the years. the rise he said could explain the temperature increace. others scientists found his conclusion implausable. -
milankovitch's therory of ice ages
the serbian engineer published a book descibing the earths orbit over the years.
