H.B. August 29, 1911

TO MATHILDE OERSTED.

We dedicate this translation to you as a small token of our friendship and our vivid memory of your highly gifted father, whose various philosophical researches original: "philosophical researches"; in this context, this refers to Ørsted's scientific investigations into electromagnetism and the fundamental laws of the universe. you followed with such deep interest. We sincerely hope that we have, to some extent, fulfilled your father’s earnest wish that an accurate representation of his views on Nature should be presented to the English public.

Leonora and Joanna B. Horner were the daughters of Leonard Horner, a prominent Scottish geologist and educational reformer. They were part of a highly intellectual circle and translated Ørsted's work to bring his "Naturphilosophie" to the English-speaking world.

January 1852.