Memoirs of the Life of Sir Humphry Davy
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- Paperback
526 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2011
Summary
Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) was a hugely influential chemist, inventor, and public lecturer who is recognised as one of the first professional scientists. His apprenticeship to an apothecary in 1795 led to his introduction to chemical experiments. A chance meeting with Davis Giddy in 1798 introduced Davy into the wider scientific community, and in 1800 he was invited to a post at the Royal Institution, where he lectured to great acclaim. This two-volume memoir was published by his brother, D…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108038508 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108038506 |
| Author: | John Davy |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 526 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2011 |
| Weight: | 660g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences |
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John Davy
John Davy is a Chartered Counselling, Educational and Health Psychologist, and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His interests include the application of systemic therapies in
medical settings, and supervision across professional boundaries. John works part-time in the NHS with older adults. He is a post-graduate tutor and research supervisor at City University in London, where he is also researching towards a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology on clinical supervision in palliative care.
Susan Ellis has ten years experience in palliative nursing and is an exper
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