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From:
Michael Faraday
To:
the editor of The Builder
Date:
c. November 1854
Source of text:
The Builder, 11 November 1854, 12: 585
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Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Writes to the Governor of the Bank of England to inquire as to the preference of the public for particular coins, especially the florin [two shilling] piece.
Sending an equation for JH to solve. Thanks for sending details of the weight of the florin, and the song from Punch. If he wishes JH may borrow books from the College library.
Seeks information on the reaction of the public to the florin or two shilling piece.
A letter to Miles Berkeley from Joseph Hooker relating the news that Edward Forbes had died and lauding his achievements in science. Congratulates Berkeley on a £200 windfall and the accounts of his son Emeric Berkeley.
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