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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    May 2012
    November 2011
    ISBN:
    9781139105392
    9781108038508
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139105392
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.66kg, 526 Pages
    • Subjects:
    History of Science, Engineering: General Interest, Chemistry, Chemistry: General Interest, General Science
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
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    Subjects:
    History of Science, Engineering: General Interest, Chemistry, Chemistry: General Interest, General Science
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    Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
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    Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) was a hugely influential chemist, inventor, and public lecturer who is recognised as one of the first professional scientists. His apprenticeship to an apothecary in 1795 led to 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. This two-volume memoir was published by his brother, Dr John Davy, in 1836, in response to Paris' biography of 1831, authorised by Lady Davy (also reissued in this series). John Davy had additional papers in his possession, and felt that Paris had failed to convey Sir Humphry's character as a man and philosopher. Volume 1 deals with his education and apprenticeship, work at the Royal Institution, and European travels. The author quotes extensively from his brother's writings.

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