Project Gutenberg 2014-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 80 Paris, John Ayrton 1785 1856 Paris, J. A. (John Ayrton) The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 1 (of 2) Reading ease score: 50.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Mary Akers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 1" by John Ayrton Paris is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This biography delves into the life and accomplishments of Sir Humphry Davy, a renowned chemist, and the significant discoveries that marked his influence on the scientific community. The text explores Davy's origins, education, and early experiments that laid the foundation for his later prominence. The opening of the biography establishes the premise of the work by addressing the fascination people have towards the lives of great individuals, emphasizing the difficulty of capturing their essence accurately. It introduces Sir Humphry Davy, detailing his birth in Cornwall and providing a glimpse into his childhood and education, revealing a proclivity for chemistry and an early talent for poetry. The narrative highlights anecdotes that showcase his experimental curiosity and intellectual vigor, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of his scientific achievements and relationships that shaped his future contributions to science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45394/45394-h/images/cover.jpg en Chemists -- England -- Biography Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829 QD Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry/Physics 800782 800789 2024-10-19T06:18:47.173842 2023-09-19T17:11:33.963947 text/html text/html 811755 2014-04-15T14:29:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 423099 2014-04-15T14:29:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 493918 2024-10-19T06:18:58.080363 application/epub+zip 504894 2024-10-19T06:18:48.987861 application/epub+zip 377661 2024-10-19T06:18:48.082897 application/epub+zip 715678 2024-10-19T06:19:04.462372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 686375 2024-10-19T06:18:57.028550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559736 2022-09-20T17:36:24.352606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 717300 717099 2024-10-19T06:18:45.752901 2023-09-19T17:11:32.660908 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 717005 2014-04-15T14:29:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 261945 2014-04-15T14:29:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 717036 2014-04-15T14:29:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 261791 2014-04-15T14:29:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21615 2024-10-19T06:19:04.609256 application/rdf+xml 10232 2024-10-19T06:18:48.209853 image/jpeg 2222 2024-10-19T06:18:48.146843 image/jpeg 427904 2024-10-19T06:18:47.244898 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia