Faraday to William Scoresby   22 May 1843

R Institution | 22 May 1843

My dear Sir

Your letter1 has been put into my hands by Anderson & I hasten to answer it first thanking you for your kind remembrance of me & enquiries. I hope & trust you are quite well[.] I am very well when I rest my memory & mind but soon fatigue. In answer to your question

1st 16lb

2nd 28lb nearly

3rd Not known

4th Dr Schmidt I believe from Berlin

5th Seven

diagram

6th

aa 9 1/2 inches

bb 4 inches

bc 1 1/4 inches

Thickness of Magnet 2 1/2 inches2

I believe the magnet was much stronger when we first had it several years ago, it has been roughly used[.]

I cannot spare it just now having to use it in my lectures for the next two or three weeks3[.]

Ever Very Truly Yours | M. Faraday

Revd. Dr Scoresby | &c &c &c

2
Some of these figures are given in Scoresby (1843), 244.
3
These was Faraday's "Course of Eight Lectures on Electricity". For his notes see RI MS F4 I9.

Bibliography

SCORESBY, William (1843): Magnetical Investigations, Part II, London.

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