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Da·vy (d

), Sir Humphry 1778-1829.

British chemist who was a pioneer of electrochemistry, using its methods to isolate sodium and potassium (1807) and barium, boron, calcium, and magnesium (1808).

Davy [ˈdeɪvɪ]

(Biographies / Davy, Sir Humphry (1778-1829) M, English, SCIENCE: chemist, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) Sir Humphry. 1778-1829, English chemist who isolated sodium, magnesium, chlorine, and other elements and suggested the electrical nature of chemical combination. He invented the Davy lamp

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Davy - 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)

Humphrey Davy, Sir Humphrey Davy

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