Faraday to William Whewell   14 March 1854

Royal Institution | 14 Mar 1854

My dear Dr. Whewell

Your letter¹ has been a very great gratification to our Committee and to myself:- they have asked me to convey our very sincere thanks to you for your great kindness. Saturday the 28th of April² is the first lecture of the series for which day I conclude we may now make the arrangement with the title you have given me “On the influence of the history of science upon intellectual education”³[.]

As I sent you a list of names⁴, I may as well tell you that I did not intend to join in the series, just because I do not feel competent; but our Managers wish it very much & I may not be able to resist the wish, in which case, in order that I may be safe, I think I must confine myself to something like personal experience or observation on mental education, and shall probably come the Saturday after you⁵[.]

Ever Your faithful Servant | M. Faraday