Faraday to Edward Hawkins   20 October 18531

Royal Institution | 20 Octr. 1853

My dear Hawkins

I should not think it advisable to place glass, which, by its exfoliation is manifesting its tendency to decompose, in a damp room[.]

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday

Edward Hawkins (1780-1867, DNB). Keeper of Antiquities at the British Museum, 1826-1860.

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