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Humphry Davy
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1778–1829 · British chemist

Also known as: Sir Humphry Davy, Sir Humphy Davy, Гемфри Дэви, همفري ديفي, 험프리 데이비, ハンフリー・デイヴィー

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Known works

  • The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy (1839)
  • Salmonia (1828)
  • Consolations in travel (1830)
  • Elements of agricultural chemistry, in a course of lectures for the Board of Agriculture
  • Salmonia: or, Days of fly fishing (1832)