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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. The work quotes extensively from Davy's own papers, including letters and poetry, and finishes with tributes to him by friends and colleagues.

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Book category Books in English Biography & True Stories Biography: general Biography: science, technology & medicine

• Full title: Memoirs of the Life of Sir Humphry Davy 2 Volume Set
• Author: John Davy
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 956
• EAN: 9781108038522
• ISBN: 1108038522
• ID: 02057173
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 1280 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 58 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. November 2011

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