Humphry Davy
Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society) (born 17 December 1778 in Penzance, Cornwall, England; died 29 May 1829 in Geneva City, Switzerland),[1][2][3] was a Cornish chemist. His study of chemistry led to the first pure forms of some of the chemical elements such as water and sodium.
Humphry Davy Media
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James Watt in 1792 by Carl Frederik von Breda
Sir Humphry Davy's Researches chemical and philosophical: chiefly concerning nitrous oxide (1800), pp. 556 and 557 (right), outlining potential anaesthetic properties of nitrous oxide in relieving pain during surgery
1802 satirical cartoon by James Gillray showing a Royal Institution lecture on pneumatics, with Davy holding the bellows and Count Rumford looking on at extreme right. Dr Thomas Garnett is the lecturer, holding the victim's nose.
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Sodium metal, about 10 g, under oil
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Alessandro Volta's electric battery (Tempio Voltiano in Como, Italy).
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Magnesium metal crystals
Sir Humphry Davy by Thomas Lawrence
References
- ↑ "Sir Humphry Davy, Baronet - British chemist". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ "Davy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ↑ "Sir Humphry Davy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2008-05-27.