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Eunice Newton Foote

Also Known As Eunice Foote · Eunice Newton
Climatologist

An American amateur scientist and women's rights campaigner, a signatory of the 1848 Seneca Falls declaration, whose 1856 experiments with sun-warmed gas cylinders anticipated the greenhouse effect. Her paper was read at the American Association for the Advancement of Science by Joseph Henry rather than by Foote herself, then dropped from view for over 150 years until historians rediscovered it in the 2010s. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1819-07-17 1
Birth Year
1819 2
Death Date
1888-09-30 1
Death Year
1888 2
Birthplace
Goshen, Connecticut, United States 2
Death Place
Lenox 1
Nationality
American 2
Defining Contribution
Her 1856 experiments showed that carbon dioxide and water vapor trap the sun's heat far more than ordinary air, and she drew the conclusion in print: an atmosphere richer in carbon dioxide would give the Earth a higher temperature. It is the earliest known published statement of the idea. 2
Notable Work
Circumstances affecting the Heat of the Sun's Rays 1
Notable Work
On a New Source of Electrical Excitation 1
Connections

Associated With

Greenhouse Effect, Concepts

The earliest known published statement that more atmospheric carbon dioxide means a warmer Earth.

Source Eunice Newton Foote (Wikipedia)

Precursor To

Svante Arrhenius, Scientists

Foote's 1856 experiments anticipated the carbon dioxide warming Arrhenius quantified in 1896; no line of influence is documented, and her priority was recognized only on the paper's modern rediscovery.

Source Eunice Newton Foote (Wikipedia)

Works In

Climatology, Disciplines
Source Eunice Newton Foote (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Eunice Newton Foote
Sources
1. Eunice Newton Foote (Wikidata)
  • P569 (date of birth)
    born 1819-07-17
  • P570 (date of death)
    died 1888-09-30
  • P20 (place of death)
    died in Lenox
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
    also known as Eunice Foote
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [2]
    also known as Eunice Newton
  • P800 (notable work) [1]
    notable work: Circumstances affecting the Heat of the Sun's Rays
  • P800 (notable work) [2]
    notable work: On a New Source of Electrical Excitation
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
    citizen of United States
  • P19 (place of birth) [1]
    born in Goshen
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2. Eunice Newton Foote (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
was an American scientist, inventor, and women's rights campaigner.
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Wikidata: Eunice Newton Foote
Wikidata Q26763822, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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