The Life of Sir Humphry Davy (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Birth and family of Sir H. Davy; 2. Cursory thoughts on the advantage of biography; 3. Count Rumford negotiates with Mr. Underwood on the subject of Davy's appointment to the Royal Institution; 4. Davy makes a tour with Mr. Purkis through Wales; 5. Sir Thomas Bernard allots Davy a piece of ground for agricultural experiments; 6. The history of galvanism divided into six grand epochs; 7. The unfair rivalry of philosophers; 8. Davy's Bakerian Lecture of 1808; 9. Davy's 'Elements of Chemical Philosophy' examined.