(1) I copy these words from the printed abstract of a Friday evening lecture, given by myself, because they remind me of Faraday's voice, responding to the utterance by an emphatic 'hear! hear!'—Proceedings of the Royal Institution, vol. ii. p. 132. (2) In 1838 he expresses himself thus:—'The word current is so expressive in common language that when applied in the consideration of electrical phenomena, we can hardly divest it sufficiently of its meaning, or prevent our minds from being prejudiced by it.'—Exp. Resear., vol. i. p. 515. ($ 1617.) (3) This conclusion needs qualification. Faraday overlooked the part played by ozone. |