George Biddell Airy to Faraday   12 August 1858

1858 August 12

My dear Sir

Thank you for the Quartz threads, which arrived about a month ago, when I was going up the Tarantaise.

I returned from Switzerland five days ago. I missed Tyndall at the Grimsel by one day, for which I am sorry. But I visited the Unter Aar Glacier in my own way, and am equally interested and puzzled. I did not see any of Tyndall’s lenticular masses of ice there¹, but I saw plenty on the Eismear of the lower Grindelwald Glacier.

I should like much to live for a time in Agassiz’ cottage by the Aar glacier². Without some such near residence, little can be done.

I am, my dear Sir, | Yours very truly | G.B. Airy

Professor Faraday