The Life of Sir Humphry Davy
The Life of Sir Humphry Davy
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USDSir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) was a hugely influential chemist, inventor, and public lecturer who is recognised as one of the first professional scientists. He was apprenticed to an apothecary in 1795, which formed his introduction to chemical experiments. A chance meeting with Davis Giddy in 1798 introduced Davy into the wider scientific community, and in 1800 he was invited to a post at the Royal Institution, where he lectured to great acclaim. These volumes, first published in 1831, contain Davy's official biography. Researched and written by John Ayrton Paris, the work describes in detail Davy's life and his scientific studies. Organised chronologically with excerpts from his private correspondence, Davy's early life and his experiments and lectures at the Royal Institution and his Presidency of the Royal Society between 1820 and 1827 are explored in vivid detail. Volume 2 describes his life and work between 1812 and 1829.
Product details
June 2011Paperback
9781108073196
474 pages
216 × 140 × 27 mm
0.6kg
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Table of Contents
- 10. Mr. Faraday's introduction to Sir H. Davy
- 11. Collieries of the north of England
- 12. Sir Humphry Davy suggests a chemical method for unrolling the ancient papyri
- 13. The liquefaction of chlorine gas first effected by Mr. Faraday, and witnessed by the author
- 14. The failure of the ship protectors a source of great vexation to Davy
- 15. Sir H. Davy's paper on the phenomena of volcanoes
- A general review of the history of chemical science, and of the revolutions produced in its doctrines by the discoveries of Sir Humphry Davy
- Appendix – Will of Sir Humphry Davy.
