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Born in Penzance in 1778, Humphry Davy's scientific reputation grew with his pioneering discoveries of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), sodium, calcium and the invention of the miners' Davy lamp.

Humphry Davy: Life Beyond the Lamp: Poet and

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    Publisher: The History Press Ltd
    Publication Date: 01/09/2007
    ISBN13: 9781845883829, 978-1845883829
    ISBN10: 1845883829

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    Born in Penzance in 1778, Humphry Davy's scientific reputation grew with his pioneering discoveries of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), sodium, calcium and the invention of the miners' Davy lamp.

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