Faraday to Antonio Lombardi   29 June 1842

29 June 1842 | Royal Institution | London

To the Count | Antoine Lombardi | &c &c &c &c

Sir

The high honor done me by the Italian Society of Sciences in Modena caused me at once to go to the British Association at Manchester, though I had not before intended to do so, and could remain only one day. But as I understood that Sir John Herschell could not be present I determined that nothing should prevent me from conveying to the Association the mark of esteem and approbation which you had committed into my hands. I therefore presented myself with my credentials to the Committee of Presidents and Council, and, however imperfectly, endeavoured to convey to them the message you gave to me¹. I could not stop more than one day, being obliged by the distance to occupy two in travelling and therefore was not at the actual meeting of the association; but I trust from what I heard afterwards that Sir John Herschell would also be there for a day, at a later period², and would far more fitly represent the Society at the General Meeting[.]

I am Sir | with the greatest respects & most sincere thanks | Your Very Humble Servant | M. Faraday

Address: The Count | Antoine Lombardi | Secretary | &c &c &c &c | Societa Italiana delle Scienza | Modena | Italy