5, 1843 - 1850 On the Original Model of the Safety-Lamp... On the Original Model of the Safety-Lamp of Sir Humphry Davy. [Abstract] This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section.

The idea of scientists creating monsters was born. Professor Brian Cox introduces Humphry Davy, who was passionate both about chemistry and communicating his enthusiasm for science to the public.

Humphry Davy and David Tatty Muirhead were among the Cornishmen recognised in dishes created on last night’s Great British Menu. Cornwall is also represented in the south west heats this week ...

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 1815, after many miners were killed in several explosions in north-east England, Humphry Davy was asked if he could make a light for miners which would be safe to use. He spent two months in ...

PENLEE HOUSE GALLERY AND MUSEUM. It is strange that Humphry Davy of Penzance is best known today for an invention made to help coal miners in the Midlands. Davy was a chemist and became president ...

A unique insight into the life and times of one of Britain’s famous chemists, Sir Humphry Davy, who was also a poet, will be revealed at a special event in Lancaster next month. Since 2019 ...

In this case the rivals were Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac and Louis Jacques Thenard in France and Humphry Davy in England, both of whom announced the discovery in June 1808. Gay-Lussac and Thenard used ...

Mining was important to Cornwall and so we were interested in the lamp.Humphrey Davy invented the Davy lamp in 1815.Miners used to use candles and that was really dangerous especially in coal ...

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 ...