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Humphry Davy, English-Swiss chemist and academic (born 1778)

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Humphry Davy

British chemist and inventor (1778–1829)

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet was a British chemist and inventor who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp. He is also remembered for isolating, by using electricity, several elements for the first time: potassium and sodium in 1807 and calcium, strontium,…
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May 29

Day of the year

May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 216 days remain until the end of the year.
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