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those sounding flames and had applied to them an explanation 
which completely accounted for a class of sounds discovered by 
De la Rive himself. By a few simple and conclusive experi- 
ments Faraday proved that the explanation was insufficient. 
It is an epoch in the life of a young man when he finds himself 
correcting a person of eminence, and in Faraday’s case, where 
its effect was to develop a modest self-trust, such an event 
could not fail to act profitably. ; 
From time to time between 1818 and 1820 Faraday published 
scientific notes and notices of minor weight. At this time he 
was acquiring, not producing ; working hard for his master and 
storing and strengthening his own mind. He assisted Mr. 
Brande in his lectures, and so quietly, skilfully, and modestly 
was his work done, that Mr. Brande’s vocation at the time was 
“95th January, 1847. 
“ Amongst these records and events, I here insert the date of 
one which, as a source of honor and happiness, far exceeds all the 
rest. We were married on the 12th of June, 1821. 
“MM. Farapay.” 
this entry. In his relations to his wife he added chivalry to 
ection, 
Early Researches : Magnetic Rotations ; Liquefaction of Gases: Heavy 
Glass : Charles Anderson: Contributions to Physics. 
Oersted, in 1820, discovered the action of a voltaic current 
on a magnetic needle; and immediately afterward the splen- 
