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- Title
The Testament of Sir Humphry Davy.
- Authors
White, R. J.
- Abstract
The article discusses Sir Humphry Davy, notable nineteenth-century Cornish chemist known for his alliance with English Romantic poetry and poets. It considers his membership in both the Royal Society and the Royal Institution of Great Britain, his findings regarding iodine, nitrous oxide, sodium and potassium, and his posthumously published book "Consolations in Travel, or the Last Days of a Philosopher." Davy's relationships with notable people including Italian physicist Alessandro Volta, British chemist Michael Faraday, and Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge are explored.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; DAVY, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829; ROYAL Institution of Great Britain; ROYAL Society (Great Britain); FARADAY, Michael, 1791-1867; VOLTA, Alessandro, 1745-1827; HISTORY of scientific communication; ROMANTICISM; HISTORY of chemistry; CHEMISTS; 19TH century British history; NINETEENTH century; BIOGRAPHY (Literary form)
- Publication
History Today, 1953, Vol 3, Issue 2, p100
- ISSN
0018-2753
- Publication type
Article