Faraday to Roderick Impey Murchison   8 May 1845

R Institution | 8 May 1845

My dear Sir

Next Saturday1 is my lecture on Iron & steel. If you could now favour me with the loan of the swords it would be a great obligation to

Yours Most Faithfully | M. Faraday

R.I. Murchison Esq P.G.S. | &c &c &c

1
That is 10 May 1845 when Faraday gave his fifth lecture on "Iron - strength, magnetism" of his "Course of Eight Lectures on Certain Metals and Metallic Properties". For his notes for this course see RI MS F4 J5. This lecture was reported in Lond.Med.Gaz., 1845, 1: 1363-8. His mention of Murchison's swords is on p.1367.

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