Category: Biographies
Birth and family of Sir H. Davy.--Davy placed at a preparatory school.--His peculiarities when a boy.--Anecdotes.--He is admitted into the grammar-school at Penzance.--Finishes his education under Dr. Cardew at Truro.--Death of his father.--He is apprenticed by his mother to M...
Davy's "Elements of Chemical Philosophy" examined.--His Memoir on some combinations of Phosphorus and Sulphur, &c.--He discovers Hydro-phosphoric gas.--Important Illustrations o...
11. CHAPTER II.Cursory thoughts on the advantages of Biography.--Plan and objects of the Pneumatic Institution.--Davy contracts friendships during his residence at Bristol.--His first visit to...
17. CHAPTER VII.The unfair rivalry of Philosophers.--Bonaparte the Patron of Science.--He liberates Dolomieu.--He founds a Prize for the encouragement of Electric researches.--His letter to the...
10. CHAPTER I.Birth and family of Sir H. Davy.--Davy placed at a preparatory school.--His peculiarities when a boy.--Anecdotes.--He is admitted into the grammar-school at Penzance.--Finishes...
18. CHAPTER VIII.Davy's Bakerian Lecture of 1808.--Results obtained from the mutual action of Potassium and Ammonia upon each other.--His belief that he had decomposed Nitrogen.--He discovers Te...
14. CHAPTER IV.Davy makes a tour with Mr. Purkis, through Wales.--Beautiful phenomenon observed from the summit of Arran Benllyn.--Letter to Mr. Gilbert.--Journal of the Institution.--Davy's p...
16. CHAPTER VI.The History of Galvanism divided into six grand Epochs.--Davy extends the experiment of Nicholson and Carlisle.--His Pile of one metal and two fluids.--Dr. Wollaston advocates t...
12. CHAPTER III.Count Rumford negotiates with Mr. Underwood on the subject of Davy's appointment to the Royal Institution.--Terms of his engagement communicated in a letter to Mr. Gilbert.--Dav...
15. CHAPTER V.Sir Thomas Bernard allots Davy a piece of ground for Agricultural Experiments.--History of the Origin of the Royal Institution.--Its early labours.--Davy's Letters to Mr. Gilber...
13. letter I had lately the favour of receiving from him. "From myearliest knowledge of my admirable friend, I consider his most striking characteristic to have been the quickness and truth of his apprehension. It was a power of reasoning so r...
9. CHAPTER IX.Davy's "Elements of Chemical Philosophy" examined.--His Memoir on some combinations of Phosphorus and Sulphur, &c.--He discovers Hydro-phosphoric gas.--Important Illustrations o...
1. CHAPTER I.Birth and family of Sir H. Davy.--Davy placed at a preparatory school.--His peculiarities when a boy.--Anecdotes.--He is admitted into the grammar-school at Penzance.--Finishes...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Davy's Bakerian Lecture of 1808.--Results obtained from the mutual action of Potassium and Ammonia upon each other.--His belief that he had decomposed Nitrogen.--He discovers Te...
3. CHAPTER III.Count Rumford negotiates with Mr. Underwood on the subject of Davy's appointment to the Royal Institution.--Terms of his engagement communicated in a letter to Mr. Gilbert.--Dav...
7. CHAPTER VII.The unfair rivalry of Philosophers.--Bonaparte the Patron of Science--He liberates Dolomieu.--He founds a Prize for the encouragement of Electric researches.--His letter to the...
2. CHAPTER II.Cursory thoughts on the advantages of Biography.--Plan and objects of the Pneumatic Institution.--Davy contracts friendships during his residence at Bristol.--His first visit to...
4. CHAPTER IV.Davy makes a tour with Mr. Purkis through Wales.--Beautiful phenomenon observed from the summit of Arran Benllyn.--Letter to Mr. Gilbert.--Journal of the Institution.--Davy's pa...
6. CHAPTER VI.The History of Galvanism divided into six grand Epochs.--Davy extends the experiment of Nicholson and Carlisle.--His Pile of one metal and two fluids.--Dr. Wollaston advocates t...
5. CHAPTER V.Sir Thomas Bernard allots Davy a piece of ground for Agricultural Experiments.--History of the Origin of the Royal Institution.--Its early labours.--Davy's Letters to Mr. Gilber...