Lord Prudhoe to Faraday   5 November 1845

Alnwick Castle | 5th Nov 1845

My dear Sir,

Accept my warmest & best congratulations on the discovery announced to the Royal Institution on the 3rd Nov1 it is impossible to for[e]see the results to which such an important discovery may lead. I hail the occasion, not only as adding fresh lustre to a name already well known to the Scientific world, but still more welcome to your friends, as proving, that with increase of years & experience, you attain increased vigor of mind, & clearer perceptions of the deepest problems of natural phenomena.

Believe me | Yours very truly | Prudhoe

1
Faraday had announced his discovery of the magneto-optical effect (see note 1, letter 1779) to the Managers (RI MM, 3 November 1845, 9: 357) and to the General Meeting of Members (RI MS GM, 3 November 1845, 5: 288). Neither meeting was chaired by Prudhoe.

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