| Reference number | MM/14/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Sheets of notes by Michael Faraday, from a notebook headed 'Glass furnace note book Vol 2' |
| Date | 1830 |
| Description | Relating to the Optical Glass Committee.
"Of the active Committee of Michael Faraday, George Dollond and Herschel, Faraday was to analyse chemically the glass in use and to devise experimentally a better glass, Dollond was to act as a practical optician and Herschel was to test its optical properties". M Boas-Hall, 'All Scientists Now: The Royal Society in the Nineteenth Century', Cambridge: CUP, 1984, p32 |
| Extent | 26 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | See CMB/1/13, CMB/69-71, Optical Glass Committee Minute Books and MS/365, Faraday's Glass Furnace Note Book |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8218 | Faraday; Michael (1791 - 1867); natural philosopher, scientific adviser, and Sandemanian | 1791 - 1867 |