Franz Adam Petrina to Faraday   5 August 1849¹

Perillustris ac Doctissime | Domine!

Facultas philosophica almae caes. reg. Universitatis Pragenae exactis centum lustris natalium² suorum memoriam celebrans, Te, vir, perillustris, ab Tua praecclara de scientiis praesertim de Physica merita, suis membris adnumerasse, sibi gratulatur.

Gratissime itaque officio meo satisfaciens, hac diploma Tibi, vir doctissime, tradere posse, maximo mihi duis honori.

Praeterea Te sincerrime rogo, ut, quae addita sunt diplomata, indiatis viris permittere velis.

Vale et fave Tuo amicissimo | sodali | Dr Francesco Petrina | caes. reg. prof. Physices | et Decano facult. philos.

Dabam Pragae 5to Augusti 1849.

Endorsed by Faraday: See the Diploma in case. Date 28 August 1848.

TRANSLATION

Very illustrious and most learned | Sir!

The Faculty of Philosophy of the Imperial Royal University of Prague, celebrating the memory of an exact number of centuries from its foundation³, is pleased to invite you, most illustrious Sir, on account of your famous eminence in the sciences, particularly physics, to number yourself among its members.

So I am most happy in fulfilling my official duty in being able to send you, most learned Sir, this diploma, which you would do me great honour [to accept].

Further I request you most sincerely to be so kind as to forward the additional diplomas to the persons mentioned.

Farewell and look favourably your most loving | colleague | Dr Francesco Petrina | Imperial Royal Professor of Physics | and Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy

Written at Prague, 5th August 1849