| Reference number | AP/19/11/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, 'An account of the water of the well Zem Zem with a qualitative analysis of the same by Professor [Michael] Faraday' from Michael Faraday to the Royal Society |
| Date | 3 April 1835 |
| Description | Faraday shares his assessment of the water from the well Zem-Zem at Jedda [Jeddah, Saudi Arabia], describing it as 'thick from the presence of [...] iron'.
Subject: Hydrology
Written by Faraday at the Royal Institution [London]. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1830.0204 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8218 | Faraday; Michael (1791 - 1867); natural philosopher, scientific adviser, and Sandemanian | 1791 - 1867 |