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[Letter] 1853 June 23 [to] [London Times] / M[ichael] Faraday.

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I have recently been engaged in the investigation of table turning. I should be sorry that _____ should supposed ___ thoughs this neccsary on my own I - count, for my conclusion nespcitivy, its nature was ___ arrived as, (&)? is not changed; but I have been so offer misquaded, and applications to me for an opinion are to numerous, that I hope if i enabled myself ny experiement to give a strong one; you would consne t to convey it to all persons interested in the maker. The effects praduled by table-turners has been reffered to electricity, to magnethim, to astraittuo. To some unknown or hitherto unrecognized, physical power able to afffect (unani/) mate bodies. To the revolution of the earth, and even to diabolical or supernatural agency. The nature of the philosopher can investigate all these supposed causes but the lact; that must, to him, be too much connected with credibility of superstition to ____ any attention or his part. The investigation would be too long deccription t o obtain a place in your columus. I therefore, porpose asking admission for that into the (Athe?) - nouns of meet saturday , and porpose here to give the general results. Believing that the first cause assigned- namely, a quasi involunlary musculcar actions (for the effect is with many subject to the _____. I write ) u as the true cause, the first point was to prevent the mind of the turner having an-(as) under influence over the

That the card board may in practice be reduced to a thin sheet of paper ____ only a few grains, or to a piece goldbeauties's kim. , or even the end of the lever, and (in prim...) to the very of the fingers itself. this the results that follow are too absurd to be admitted: the table becomes an