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lest it should not bear the test of general examination, for unless true it will only em- 

 barrass the progress of electrical science. It has long been on my mind, but I hesitated 

 to publish it until the increasing persuasion of its accordance with all known facts, 

 and the manner in which it linked together effects apparently very different in kind, 

 urged me to write the present paper. 1 as yet see no inconsistency between it and 

 nature, but, on the contrary, think I perceive much new light thrown by it on her 

 operations ; and my next papers will be devoted to a review of the phenomena of 

 conduction, electrolyzation, current, magnetism, retention, discharge, and some other 

 points, with an application of the theory to these effects, and an examination of it by 

 them. 



Royal Institution, 

 November 16, 1837. 



