Faraday to Charles Babbage   7 April 1837

R Institution | 7 April 1837

My dear Sir

The simple substances known are fifty three to which if you add fluorine or the X which must stand in its place the number will be 541. I hope the progress of discovery will be rather to diminish than increase the number[.]

I am sorry I have not been able to reach your house yet[.] I was hoping for tomorrow night but it may not be. On Wednesday I have business I must attend to2[.]

Ever Your Very Obliged | M. Faraday

Charles Babbage Esq | &c &c &c


Address: Charles Babbage Esq | &c &c &c | 1 Dorset Street | Manchester Square

1
See letters 703, 706 and Goldwhite (1991).
2
That is a meeting of the Sandemanian Church. See Cantor (1991), 65.

Bibliography

GOLDWHITE, Harold (1991): “Faraday's search for Fluorine”, Bull. Hist. Chem., 11: 55-60.

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