Faraday to Julius Plücker   23 May 1849

R Institution | 23 May 1849

My dear Plucker

Not 10 minutes ago I received your letter of the 20th instant¹ & write at once to congratulate you on the beautiful facts you describe. How wonderfully this branch of Science is progressing! - I saw De la Rive two days ago & he gave me the pieces of bismuth from you about which I say nothing because I have not experimented with them & I conclude you have not yet received my paper². I shall see de la Rive in a day or two & will show him yours.

I am not quite sure what you would like but I think (if I can get the letter back from De la Rive in time) I shall send it to Mr Taylor to print in the next Number of the Phil Mag³[.]

In haste but | Most truly Yours | M. Faraday

Professor Plucker | &c &c &c

Address: Professor Plücker | &c &c &c | University | Bonne | on the Rhine