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*A young boy says that [[Michael Faraday]]'s first lecture within the {{wp|Royal Institution Christmas Lectures}} was ''{{wp|The Chemical History of a Candle}}''. However, not only did he give several lectures before this one, he gave it in 1848.<ref name="Christmas Lectures">"History of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES." ''Royal Institution'', 2014, www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/history. Retrieved December 19, 2017.</ref> | *A young boy says that [[Michael Faraday]]'s first lecture within the {{wp|Royal Institution Christmas Lectures}} was ''{{wp|The Chemical History of a Candle}}''. However, not only did he give several lectures before this one, he gave it in 1848.<ref name="Christmas Lectures">"History of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES." ''Royal Institution'', 2014, www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/history. Retrieved December 19, 2017.</ref> | ||
*He also talks about how [[Charles Dickens]] wrote about Faraday's lectures, which he only did after Faraday had presented ''The Chemical History of a Candle''.<ref>Melville, Wayne. "Michael Faraday's Popular Science Lectures, Percival Leigh, and Charles Dickens: Science for the Masses in 'Household Words' (1850-51)." ''The Victorian Web'', 17 June 2010, www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/faraday2.html. Retrieved December 19, 2017.</ref> | *He also talks about how [[Charles Dickens]] wrote about Faraday's lectures, which he only did after Faraday had presented ''The Chemical History of a Candle''.<ref>Melville, Wayne. "Michael Faraday's Popular Science Lectures, Percival Leigh, and Charles Dickens: Science for the Masses in 'Household Words' (1850-51)." ''The Victorian Web'', 17 June 2010, www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/faraday2.html. Retrieved December 19, 2017.</ref> | ||
*He also says that he is in line to become the King of England, but wants to become a scientist instead. This character is most likely intended to be either {{wp|Albert, Prince Consort}} (who only | *He also says that he is in line to become the King of England, but wants to become a scientist instead. This character is most likely intended to be either {{wp|Albert, Prince Consort}} (who only married {{wp|Queen Victoria}} in 1840 and was never King,<ref>Darby, Elisabeth and Nicola Smith. "In Mourning for Prince Albert." ''History Today'', vol. 33, no. 10, Oct. 1983, p. 22. EBSCOhost.</ref> who he only met in 1836<ref>Hobhouse, Hermione. "'The Little Fellow Is the Pendant to the Pretty Cousin'." ''Prince Albert: His Life and Work'', Hamish Hamilton Limited, 1983, pp. 15–16.</ref>) or {{wp|Edward VII}} (who was born in 1841<ref>"History - Edward VII." BBC, BBC, 2014, www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_vii_king.shtml. Retrieved December 19, 2017.</ref>); as such, neither candidate fits the time period.<ref>"Was There a King of England, or an Heir to the Throne, in 1831 Who Idolized Michael Faraday?" ''History.stackexchange.com'', 31 Aug. 2017, history.stackexchange.com/q/39949/23764. Retrieved December 19, 2017.</ref> | ||
*[[Charles-Gaspard de la Rive]] discusses a lecture in which Faraday demonstrates an electromagnet by throwing a shovel, a pair of tongs, and a poker at it. Not only did this lecture take place in 1856, but he threw a {{wp|coal scuttle}} and not a shovel.<ref>Thompson, Silvanus P. "Royal Institution Lectures." ''Michael Faraday: His Life and Work'', Cassell and Company, 1901, p. 237.</ref> | *[[Charles-Gaspard de la Rive]] discusses a lecture in which Faraday demonstrates an electromagnet by throwing a shovel, a pair of tongs, and a poker at it. Not only did this lecture take place in 1856, but he threw a {{wp|coal scuttle}} and not a shovel.<ref>Thompson, Silvanus P. "Royal Institution Lectures." ''Michael Faraday: His Life and Work'', Cassell and Company, 1901, p. 237.</ref> | ||
*[[Sarah Barnard]] characterizes Faraday's former mentor, {{wp|Humphry Davy}}, as someone who was utterly jealous of Faraday's success and generally rude towards him, but that view is careless, ignoring much of the relationship between Davy and Faraday.<ref>Fraser, James. "Gallery of Literary Characters. No. LXIX. Michael Faraday, F.R.S., HON. D.C.L. OXON, Etc. Etc." ''Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country'', Feb. 1836, p. 224.</ref><ref>Knight, David M. "Davy and Faraday: Fathers and Sons." ''Faraday Rediscovered'', 1985, pp. 33–49., doi:10.1007/978-1-349-11139-8_3.</ref> | *[[Sarah Barnard]] characterizes Faraday's former mentor, {{wp|Humphry Davy}}, as someone who was utterly jealous of Faraday's success and generally rude towards him, but that view is careless, ignoring much of the relationship between Davy and Faraday.<ref>Fraser, James. "Gallery of Literary Characters. No. LXIX. Michael Faraday, F.R.S., HON. D.C.L. OXON, Etc. Etc." ''Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country'', Feb. 1836, p. 224.</ref><ref>Knight, David M. "Davy and Faraday: Fathers and Sons." ''Faraday Rediscovered'', 1985, pp. 33–49., doi:10.1007/978-1-349-11139-8_3.</ref> | ||