Faraday

MICHAEL, (fur'ah-da,) one of the most eminent of English chemists and physicists, was B. in Surrey, 1791. In 1833 he became Profe or of Chemistry in the Royal Institution, London, where his lectures attracted the admiration of European and American Fig. 320 -FAN-TRACERY VAULTING. sa vans. D. 1867. F's great fame principally rests upon his discoveries in electricity and electro-magnetism. Of the latter science he may truly be termed the founder. His earlier writings have been collected into 3 vols., entitled Experimental Researches in Electricity; and, among his later works, Experimental Researches in Chemistry and Physics (1859). [s. 356] IMG:p0389_0.jpg:Gravür