Text Online
From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
9 November 1845
Source of text:
RI MS F1 I030
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Faraday Project
No summary available.
Asks WP to recall the particulars of an experimental session [see WP's 1823-3-11] where JH tried to demonstrate the polarization of light by an electrical current in a coil of wire.
Has just seen mention of MF's latest experiments showing the connection of light and magnetism. Comments on these. Proves some of his own theories to be correct.
No summary available.
Acknowledges arrival of beetles from Bates; design and costs of crafted insect cabinets and storage boxes. “Have you read [Chambers’] 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation' or is it out of your line?”