The Life Of Sir Humphry Davy

The Life Of Sir Humphry Davy

Author: John Ayrton Paris

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781021531667

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This book provides a comprehensive examination of the life of Sir Humphry Davy, a renowned scientist, and inventor. Paris explores Davy's scientific discoveries in the fields of chemistry, physics, and electricity, including his role in the development of the Davy lamp. Furthermore, the reader can learn about the social and political milieu in which Davy lived, highlighting the social changes in science and technology during the early 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. , Ll. D; Late President of the Royal Society, Foreign Associate of the Royal Institute of France, and C... .

The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. , Ll. D; Late President of the Royal Society, Foreign Associate of the Royal Institute of France, and C... .

Author: John Ayrton Paris

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781230051291

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831 edition. Excerpt: ...the effects which successively presented themselves. In the course of two or three hours, the surface of the metal exhibited a yellow tarnish, and the water in which it was immersed contracted a cloudiness, the hue of which was at first white, but gradually became green. In less than a day, a bluish-green precipitate appeared, and constantly continued to accumulate in the bottom of the vessel; at the same time, the surface of the copper corroded, appearing red in the water, and grass-green where it was in contact with air. Upon this grass-green matter carbonate of soda formed; and these changes continued until the water became much less saline. The green precipitate he ascertained to consist of an insoluble compound of copper, (which he thinks may be considered as a hydrated sub-muriate, ) and hydrate of magnesia. According to his own views of the nature of chlorine, he immediately perceived that neither soda nor "' The Muriate of Magnesia is the most active salt in sea-water. magnesia could appear in sea-water by the action of a metal, unless in consequence of an absorption or transfer of oxygen, which in this case must either be derived from the atmosphere, or from the decomposition of water: his experiments determined that the former was the source which supplied it. By reasoning upon these phenomena, and applying for their explanation his electro-chemical theory, which had shown that chemical attractions may be exalted, modified, or destroyed, by changes in the electrical states of bodies, he was led to the discovery of a remedy for the corrosion of copper, by the very principle which enabled him, sixteen years before, to decompose the fixed alkalies. When he considered that copper is but Weakly positive in the...


The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Late President of the Royal Society, Foreign Associate of the Royal Institute of France ...

The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Late President of the Royal Society, Foreign Associate of the Royal Institute of France ...

Author: John Ayrton Paris

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Published: 2020-05-15

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9780461980981

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This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!


The Life of Sir Humphry Davy

The Life of Sir Humphry Davy

Author: John Ayrton Paris

Publisher:

Published: 2020-05-15

Total Pages: 590

ISBN-13: 9780461967319

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This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!