Davy, Sir Humphry, baronet (1778–1829), chemist and inventor

Version published September 2004

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• Childhood, education, and apprenticeship
• Bristol: laughing gas
• The Royal Institution: useful knowledge
• Reconstructing chemistry: potassium and chlorine
• Marriage, France, and the safety lamp
• President of the Royal Society
• Last years: contemplating death's shadow