Humphry Davy

Science and Power (Cambridge Science Biographies)

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Author

David Knight - undifferentiated

Publication

1998-02-28 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

58,000 words, Guess

Page Count

232 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

ISBN-100521565391
ISBN-139780521565394
LibraryThing1898587
Better World Books9780521565394
Open LibraryOL7746550M

Classifications

LCCQD22.D3

First Sentence

Near the end of his life Humphry Davy wrote: Ah! could I recover any thing like that freshness of mind, which I possessed at twenty-five and which, like the dew of the dawning morning, covered all objects and nourished all things that grew, and in which they were more beautiful even than in mid-day sunshine, - what would I not give!