| Description | Asks for Boys to excuse his very shaking handwriting. He thanks Boys for writing at such length and states that he has always regarded Boys as 'a prince of lecturers for demonstrations', even allowing for Michael Faraday, whom Fox knew well. He mentions in his book how Faraday dined at his parents' house in Portland Place after his Christmas Lectures. He hopes that Boys will get the book before the edition is sold out. He thanks Boys for the information on spider webs and on the gas recording calorimeter. He would like to see Boys's country home, but fears it is not probable that he will. Notes that [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton is not well and has given up his office. |