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FOOTNOTES:
[1] Erasmus Darwin, author of The Botanic Garden, Loves of the Plants, etc., and grandfather of the more famous Charles Darwin.
[2] It may be noted here that there are several spurious stories told of Faraday's first visit to the Institution and his introduction to Davy. The story as told here is as Faraday himself told it to Davy's biographer.
[3] It is interesting to note that Sir Humphry Davy was only thirteen years the senior of Michael Faraday.
[4] Some of the books which Faraday bound for the Royal Institution are there now; kept carefully with other relics of the great chemist. See the chapter entitled "About the Royal Institution."
[5] Chevreul, many readers will remember, lived to celebrate his hundredth birthday in 1886, and all his life continued experiments in his fascinating science. He died on the 10th of April, 1889.