[Letter] 1823 January 11, [to] Dear Sir / H[umphry] Davy.
1823-01-11
See also additional letters from Davy in the collection as well as a letter from Sir Walter Scott to Thomas Allan regarding a dinner for Davy. Davy writes of the anticipated pleasure of seeing the recipient and Mr. Gilbert on the 18th, a day another friend has chosen. One of the first professional scientists, Davy studied many areas of natural history including chemistry, agriculture, and electricity; he was friends with Coleridge and Wordsworth and mentored Michael Faraday, whose letters are represented in the collection. He was president of the Royal Society, won the Copley medal the year this letter was written, founded the London Zoo and the Athenaeum, and developed a safety lamp for miners.
Social life and customs.
Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829--Correspondence.
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