Faraday to Margery Ann Reid   28 October 1857

[Royal Institution embossed letterhead] | 28 Octr. 1857.

My dear Maggie

Thanks hearty thanks to you for the translation1 & also to Mr. Deacon for his kindness. It is curious but it seems to me that few people can catch the idea which I am sure has real existence or foundation in nature[.] All as far as I can comprehend it which Brucke2 says was known to all of us before but seems to me to be miles within my argument except in the few cases where he inadvertently uses expressions which include all that I have said and much more.

Patience[.] As I cannot change my view I bide my time[.]

Your Affectionate Uncle | M. Faraday

1
Of Brücke (1857). This was published in English as Brücke (1858), though with no identification as to the translator.
2
Ernst Wilhelm Brücke (1819-1892, DSB). Professor of Physiology at the University of Vienna, 1849-1890.

Please cite as “Faraday3349,” in Ɛpsilon: The Michael Faraday Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/faraday/letters/Faraday3349