The Correspondence of Michael Faraday Volume 5, 1855-1860

Author/creator James, Frank A. J. L., 1955- Editor
Other author Faraday, Michael 1791-1867 Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoStevenage : Institution of Engineering & Technology Herndon : Books International, Incorporated [Distributor]
Description896 p. ill
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Summary Annotation This volume, in which just over 70% of the 841 letters are previously unpublished, covers the latter half of the 1850s and most of 1860. Topics include: Faraday's work on regelation, the transmission of light through gold and his attempts to bring gravity into his general scheme of forces; the offer by Queen Victoria, and his acceptance, of a Grace and Favour House at Hampton Court; his advice to Trinity House, the Board of Trade and the Royal Commission on Lighthouses; his investigation of the deterioration of the stonework of the relatively new Houses of Parliament; the conservation issues surrounding the National Gallery's pictures; and his appointment by Emperor Napoleon III to be a Commander of the Legion of Honour.
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LCCN 91192745
ISBN9780863418235
ISBN0863418236 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Stock number00631721

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