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Sunday, December 17, 2006

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, FRS (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829), often incorrectly spelled Humphrey, was an esteemed English chemist and physicist. He was born in Penzance, Cornwall, and his brother, John Davy was also a noted chemist.

Read Consolations in Travel by Sir Humphry Davy, free from Project Gutenberg.


Sir Humphry Davy