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Humphry Davy Collection

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Sir H. Davy, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Sir H. Davy, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Sir H. Davy, 1860. One of six...Sculptures of Philosophers of all ages which decorate the central court of the Oxford University Museum These statues...have been executed by A

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Sir H. Davy, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25

Sir H. Davy, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Original bronze front entrance doors to the South Kensington Museum, (later renamed the Victoria & Albert Museum), in London

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Houses of the Carnivora, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Houses of the Carnivora, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Houses of the Carnivora, c1876. London Zoological Society was founded in 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles and Sir Humphrey Davy, the Zoo opened on 27 April 1828

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Entrance to the Zoological Gardens in 1840, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Entrance to the Zoological Gardens in 1840, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Entrance to the Zoological Gardens in 1840, (c1876). London Zoological Society was founded in 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles and Sir Humphrey Davy, the zoo opened on 27 April 1828

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: The Monkey-House, c1876. Creator: Unknown

The Monkey-House, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The Monkey-House, c1876. London Zoological Society was founded in 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles and Sir Humphrey Davy, the Zoo opened on 27 April 1828

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Sir Humphrey Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, (1845). Artist: E Scriven

Sir Humphrey Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, (1845). Artist: E Scriven
Sir Humphrey Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, (1845). Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), English chemist and physicist, 19th century. Artist: Thompson

Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), English chemist and physicist, 19th century. Artist: Thompson
Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), English chemist and physicist, 19th century. Davy is probably best remembered today for his invention of the Davy lamp, used widely by miners of the time

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Sir Humphry Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Artist: Thomson

Sir Humphry Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Artist: Thomson
Sir Humphry Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Artist: J Jenkins

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Artist: J Jenkins
Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Davy (1778-1829) became famous for his discovery of sodium and potassium, and the invention of the miners safety-lamp

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Sir Walter Scott and his friends, c1849

Sir Walter Scott and his friends, c1849. Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) and his literary friends at Abbotsford: seated; Thomas Thomson, James Ballantyne, Archibald Constable

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Miners safety lamp, 1833. Artist: Jackson

Miners safety lamp, 1833. Artist: Jackson
Miners safety lamp, 1833. Humphry Davys invention of 1815, the miners safety lamp, which enabled deeper, more gaseous seams to be mined without risk of explosion

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Humphry Davy, English chemist, (1833). Artist: E Scriven

Humphry Davy, English chemist, (1833). Artist: E Scriven
Humphry Davy, English chemist, (1833). Davy (1778-1829) discovered sodium and potassium, and the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Humphry Davy, British chemist, 19th century

Humphry Davy, British chemist, 19th century. Born in Penzance, Cornwall, Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Humphry Davy, British chemist and inventor, late 19th century

Humphry Davy, British chemist and inventor, late 19th century. Obverse of the Royal Society Davy medal, nstituted in 1877 and awarded annually for an outstanding recent discovery in chemistry

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Humphry Davy, English chemist, 1860

Humphry Davy, English chemist, 1860. Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide). In 1801 he was appointed lecturer at the Royal Institution

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Humphry Davy, English chemist, 1821

Humphry Davy, English chemist, 1821. Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide). In 1801 he was appointed lecturer at the Royal Institution

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Humphry Davy, English chemist in 1803, (c1870)

Humphry Davy, English chemist in 1803, (c1870). At this time Davy (1778-1829) was lecturer at the Royal Institution, London

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Humphry Davy (1778-1829) English chemist, c1880. Artist: Edwin Hodder

Humphry Davy (1778-1829) English chemist, c1880. Artist: Edwin Hodder
Humphry Davy (1778-1829) English chemist, c1880. Artists impression of Davy testing his miners safety lamp. From Heroes of Britain, Edwin Hodder, London c1880

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Humphry Davy, British chemist and inventor, 1802. Artist: James Gillray

Humphry Davy, British chemist and inventor, 1802. Artist: James Gillray
Humphry Davy, British chemist and inventor, 1802. Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Davys electric egg, 1883

Davys electric egg, 1883. Invented in 1809, it produced intense light from a voltaic arc between the points of two carbon rods

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Chemical lecture, 1802. Artist: James Gillray

Chemical lecture, 1802. Artist: James Gillray
Chemical lecture; Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or - an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air!, 1802

Background imageHumphry Davy Collection: Sir Humphrey Davy, English chemist, 1803. Artist: C Turner

Sir Humphrey Davy, English chemist, 1803. Artist: C Turner
Sir Humphrey Davy, English chemist, 1803. Whilst at the Pneumatic Institute in Bristol, Davy discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)


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