John Ayrton Paris

The Life of Sir Humphry Davy - Volume 1

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Produktbeschreibung

The official biography of the eminent chemist and inventor Sir Humphry Davy (1778 1829), first published in 1831.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 446
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 625g
• ISBN-13: 9781108073189
• ISBN-10: 1108073182
• Artikelnr.: 33272552

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Birth and family of Sir H. Davy
2. Cursory thoughts on the advantage of biography
3. Count Rumford negotiates with Mr. Underwood on the subject of Davy's appointment to the Royal Institution
4. Davy makes a tour with Mr. Purkis through Wales
5. Sir Thomas Bernard allots Davy a piece of ground for agricultural experiments
6. The history of galvanism divided into six grand epochs
7. The unfair rivalry of philosophers
8. Davy's Bakerian Lecture of 1808
9. Davy's 'Elements of Chemical Philosophy' examined.