The letters of Faraday and Schoenbein, 1836-1862 : with notes, comments and references to contemporary letters / edited by Georg W.A. Kahlbaum and Francis V. Darbishire.

Date:
1899
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Credit: The letters of Faraday and Schoenbein, 1836-1862 : with notes, comments and references to contemporary letters / edited by Georg W.A. Kahlbaum and Francis V. Darbishire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    there; as soon, however, as the vacations will have begun, I shall join them. A six week's living on the heights of the Jura and breathing the pure air of the hills would, perhaps, do you a great deal of good; can you not manage it to come over to us? I should be exceedingly happy, if I could ramble about with you in our valleys und wander in your company from one crag to another. Entertaining the pleasing hopes of seeing you sooner or later I am my dear Sir Yours most sincerely C. F. SCHOENBEIN. Faraday to Sc/tcsndem. Royal institution 17. August 1839. My dear Sir I ought to have written to you sooner but I have hitherto been unable to say whether I could go to the Meeting at Birmingham or not. I find now that / cannot. As regards any opinion that I can form respecting their appropriation of funds; not having been at any of the Commitees I do not know on what principles they proceed but I am told they have not as A'Ct granted money except for e.xpts. in England or by Englishmen but I cannot suppose that is a rule. At the same time I should be afraid to give you any impression which might lead to error. I shall be most anxious for your researches especiall_v those bearing upon the necessity of electrolytes in the current and the inutility of bodies not acting as electrolytes yet poss[ess]ing oxidizing powers etc. I suppose that your explications will include Becquerels pile of acid and alkali about which much is now said and I presume properly also. But folks are so apt to neglect the aniomit of action that I cannot trust all I hear of it; I hear it is very energetic and very effective etc. but I do not hear
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