In 1817, Sir Humphrey Davy published his theory on the cauMs ... for the increase of the illuminating power of our ordinary lighting materials.

It is strange that Humphry Davy of ... miners in the Midlands. Davy was a chemist and became president of the Royal Society at a young age. His friends included Sir Walter Scott, and fishing ...

On the north wall of the chapel of St Andrew in Westminster Abbey is a white marble memorial to chemist and poet Sir Humphry Davy. The tablet was erected by Lady Davy and is by sculptor Sir Francis ...

Sir Humphrey Davy was the man who created the Davy lamp, he invented it for the miners so that they could see whilst at work. It was a great invention for all mining villages and especially for my ...