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Humphrey Davy — noun English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778 1829) • Syn: ↑Davy, ↑Sir Humphrey Davy • Instance Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Davy Lamp — Sir Humphrey Davy Abominated gravy. He lived in the odium Of having discovered sodium. This was the first clerihew written by Edmund Bentley. And although there s no record of Sir Humphrey Davy s dislike of gravy, it is true that he discovered … Dictionary of eponyms
Davy Medal — Sir Humphrey Davy Abominated gravy. He lived in the odium Of having discovered sodium. This was the first clerihew written by Edmund Bentley. And although there s no record of Sir Humphrey Davy s dislike of gravy, it is true that he discovered … Dictionary of eponyms
Davy, Sir Humphrey — (1778 1829) Chemist and man of letters, s. of a wood carver, was b. at Penzance. He early showed an enthusiasm for natural science, and continued to pursue his studies when apprenticed in 1795 to a surgeon. He became specially interested in… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Sir Norman Moore, 1st Baronet — FRCP (8 January 1847 – 30 November 1922) was a British doctor and historian of medicine. Contents 1 Early life 2 Influences and connections 3 Medical and writing career 4 … Wikipedia
Humphry Davy — Sir Humphry Davy, Bt Portrait by Henry Howard, 1803 Born … Wikipedia
sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy … Universalium
sir — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino Tratamiento honorífico empleado por los británicos. * * * sir (ingl.; pronunc. [ser]) m. *Tratamiento de respeto usado en Inglaterra delante de un nombre de hombre o para dirigirse a la persona de que se… … Enciclopedia Universal
Davy, Sir Humphry — (1778–1829) Not Humphrey. English chemist … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Humphry Davy — Sir Humphry Davy (mitunter falsch Humphrey geschrieben) (* 17. Dezember 1778 in Penzance, Cornwall, England; † 29. Mai 1829 in Genf, Schweiz) war ein englischer Chemiker … Deutsch Wikipedia
