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Title
English: Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames; And we hope the Dirty Fellow will consult the learned Professor.
Description
English: Caricature published in Punch on 21 July 1855 (page 27) in response to Michael Faraday's letter "Observations on the Filth of the Thames", published on 7 July in The Times and commenting on the deplorable state of the River Thames.
中文: 法拉第和倫敦泰晤士河神名片,此21 July 1855 (page 26) 漫畫呼應 zh:法拉第7月7日發表的投書,說明他用白卡片做實驗,以白紙迅速下沈看不見的結果,說明污染的嚴重程度。
Date 21 July 1855
Medium engraving
References John Leech Cartoons from Punch magazine, retrieved 3 May 2013
Source/Photographer A Web of English History: Website; The Peel Web; Public Health: open sewers; Picture

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PD-icon.svg This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923.

The author died in 1864, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less.


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  • 2006-12-08 02:19 Dr Zak 407×598×8 (119441 bytes) [[Michael Faraday|Faraday]] giving his card to [[Thames|Father Thames]] [[Punch (magazine)|Punch]] 21 July 1855, page 26.
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