Faraday to William Edward Hickson1   2 March 1849

R Institution | 2 March 1849

Dear Sir

Gold after deflagration by the Electric discharge is still gold as I know by my own experiments[.] I do not think it is at all oxidized or altered but simply divided & dispersed.

Very Truly Yours | M. Faraday

W.E. Hickson Esq | &c &c &c

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William Edward Hickson (1803–1870, ODNB). Owner and editor of Westminster Review, 1840–1852.

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