My dear Faraday
I think an excellent likeness of our illustrious countryman Euler will prove acceptable to you it was made at the expense of Basle and I am charged by the Council of our Museum to send you a copy of it as an humble hommage they desire to render you. There are some other copies joined and intended for the Royal Society &c. and I beg you to be kind enough to forward them quite leisurely to their respective places of destination. From Mr. Burckhardt2 I learned that you are doing well, he was highly pleased with the Lion of the Royal Institution.
I am continually riding my hobby horse and now and then pick up something new. I am very sorry I did not sooner ascertain some facts; they would have made a good figure in your experiment on Ozone. You shall before long have details about [them].
By this time I think your lecture on that subject will be over3, let me know something of the matter. In the beginning of August I intend to go to Glarus, where the meeting of our association will take place. Have you no mind to come over and ramble about a little with me?
Pray present my best compliments to Mrs. Faraday and believe me
Quite in a hurry | Your’s | very truly | C.F. Schoenbein
Basle Aug. [sic] 25, 1851.
P.S. Mr. Sarasin4 a young friend of mine has the kindness to take charge of the parcel; should he happen to deliver it in person pray receive kindly[.] | S.
FARADAY, Michael (1851g): “On Schönbein’s Ozone”, Proc. Roy. Inst., 1: 94-7.
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