John Davy

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Humphry Davy 2 Volume Set

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1836 memoir of Humphry Davy (1778-1829) by his brother makes extensive use of Davy's personal and professional papers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 956
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 58mm
• Gewicht: 1279g
• ISBN-13: 9781108038522
• ISBN-10: 1108038522
• Artikelnr.: 34571194

Inhaltsangabe

Volume 1: Preface
1. Sir Humphry Davy's parentage
2. Advantages of his situation at Clifton
3. His reception as a lecturer at the Royal Institution
4. Laboratory of the Royal Institution
5. Sketch of his scientific pursuits between 1800 and 1807
6. Sketch of his scientific pursuits continued
7. His electro-chemical discoveries
8. Idea of resuming the medical profession
9. Notices of his first continental tour. Volume 2: 1. Researches on fire-damp
2. Further chemical researches
3. His second journey on the continent
4. Letters to his brother
5. Researches on the corrosion of the copper sheathing of ships, and on its prevention
6. His occupations at Ravenna
7. Revisits the continent
8. His posthumous work, Consolations in Travel, or Last Days of a Philosopher
Index.