Sir Humphrey Davy Lecturing
A 1809 etching by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), English caricaturist, depicting Professor Humphrey Davy giving a chemical lecture at the Surrey Institute. Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) was a British physicist and professor of chemistry at the Royal Institution of London. Among other accomplishments, Davy created the Davy lamp, a safety lamp for miners
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10798934
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47595981
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4746px x 3364px
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©Photo Researchers / Mary Evans Picture Library
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Amusing Chemical Colorization Colourized Comical Davy Demonstrating Humphry Lecture Rowlandson
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