John Frederick William Herschel to Faraday1   1847

My dear Sir

Dr Joseph Bullar2 of Southampton whom this note will introduce to you is very desirous to have some conversation with you on points of Electromagnetism connected with the theory of Vital Motions between which and the Dynamical phenomena of the currents he considers himself to have traced acid connexions since as no one is so able to judge of as yourself. Dr Bullar is the son of my amiable and estimable host3 at Southampton Last year4 and is prepared to estimate very highly the advantage of your opinion of his views5[.]

Believe me | My dear Sir | Yours very truly | J.F.W. Herschel

1
Recipient identified on the basis of provenance of this letter.
2
Joseph Bullar (d.1869, age 60, GRO). Listed in Medical Directoryas a physician in Southampton.
3
John Bullar (d.1864, age 86, Gent. Mag., 1864, 216: 813). A headmaster in Southampton.
4
At the annual meeting of the British Association.
5
[Bullar] (1850), 141 briefly referred to Faraday.

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