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Letter from Michael Faraday to James Curtis Booth, August 22, 1835

  • 1835-Aug-22

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Michael Faraday (1791-1867) solicits help from James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) in securing permission for Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882) to tour a Manchester factory.

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Scientific Biography
Michael Faraday
Scientific Biography
Justus von Liebig and Friedrich Wöhler

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Faraday, Michael. “Letter from Michael Faraday to James Curtis Booth, August 22, 1835,” August 22, 1835. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 1, Folder 3. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/3sopq81.

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