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 ...

In 1817, Sir Humphrey Davy published his theory on the cauMs of the illuminating property of flames. He stated tha/ this phenomenon was due to the presence in the midst; of/the flame of solid ...

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 ...

If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Dating back to at least 1815 — when Sir Humphry Davy introduced the Davy lamp, featuring an enclosed flame and a clip miners could ...

It has often been said that Sir Humphrey Davy's greatest scientific discovery was neither a theoretical insight nor a practical application, but the son of a blacksmith by the name of Michael Faraday.

It is strange that Humphry Davy of Penzance is best known today for ... His friends included Sir Walter Scott, and fishing was one of his passions. Davy ought to be better known for his work ...