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Hace 4 días · Sir Humphry Davy, English chemist who discovered several chemical elements (including sodium, potassium, calcium, and barium) and compounds, invented the miner’s safety lamp, and became one of the greatest exponents of the scientific method. Learn more about Davy’s life in this article.
Opinion. What Humphry Davy’s notebooks reveal about his life and work. By Chemistry World 15 May 2024. The Davy Notebooks Project has been digitising and transcribing 83 volumes of diaries ...
By Jamie Durrani 15 May 2024. As a project to transcribe and digitise dozens of Humphry Davy’s notebooks draws to a close, researchers are piecing together a complicated picture of one of ...
8 de may. de 2024 · During the first decade of the nineteenth century, it was (almost) universally acknowledged that Humphry Davy's lectures at the Royal Institution on chemistry, electro-chemistry and geology, among other subjects, were by far the most attractive scientific spectacle in London.
Hace 4 días · In 1802, Humphry Davy used what he described as "a battery of immense size", consisting of 2,000 cells housed in the basement of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, to create an incandescent light by passing the current through a thin strip of platinum, chosen because the metal had an extremely high melting point.
Engaging with the complex legacy of Humphry Davy. By Eleanor Bird 15 May 2024. Online courses and student-run projects show there’s great interest in discussing Davy’s links to slavery ...
Hace 6 días · English chemist Humphry Davy was a pioneer in the field of electrolysis, using Alessandro Volta's voltaic pile to split up common compounds and thus isolate a series of new elements. He went on to electrolyse molten salts and discovered several new metals, especially sodium and potassium , highly reactive elements known as the alkali ...
