Faraday to John Percy   31 December 1855

Royal Institution | 31 Decr. 1855

My dear Percy

Herewith I return your aluminium with very many thanks1.

To day I only want Table B.22.

For Thursday 3. I have as many as Six tables down namely 13. 154. 17. 18. 19. 26. all B’s and also I long for several illustrations specimens namely

Iron paper

Tough Iron bent

Iron cast of Crow fish

Iron punched. 7 inches diameter

Steel illustrations - fracture &c

May I send Newmans men with a cart for these? - and when?

Ever Truly Yours | M Faraday

1
Which Faraday used on 29 December 1855 when he delivered his second Christmas Lecture in the series on the “Distinctive Properties of Common Metals”. Faraday’s notes are in RI MS F4 J17.
2
Faraday’s third Christmas Lecture.
3
Faraday’s fourth Christmas Lecture delivered on 3 January 1856.
4
Endorsed “No 16” here.

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