Faraday to William Richard Hamilton   1 October 1833

R Institution | 1 Oct 1833

Dear Sir

I have gone over the 1st & 2nd sections of the Paper¹. You will see by my pencil marks that I do not think much of those parts. It is quite true that such opinions have been put forth in former times with authority but they are not only antiquated but what is far worse erroneous at least many of them are so & the rest very doubtful or very vague[.]

Much of the Philosophy of these two sections is not at all fit for the present time & the rest requires far more rigorous proof than is given in the paper[.]

I have also examined the little piece of alloy. It is true bronze being compounded of Copper & Tin[.]

I found that if I did not contrive to give you an account of these matters to day I should probably be unable to do so for two or three weeks[.]

I am | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | M. Faraday

Wm. Hamilton Esq | &c &c &c