Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet PRS MRIA FGS (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829) was a Cornish chemist and inventor, who is best remembered today for his discoveries of several alkali and alkaline earth metals, as we...
Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking. Humphry Davy
Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking.
I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes. Humphry Davy
I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes.
The ready apology covers a multitude of social sins. Humphry Davy
The ready apology covers a multitude of social sins.
Nothing tends so much to the advancement of knowledge as the application of a new instrument. The native intellectual powers of men in different times are not so much the causes of the different success of their labours, as the peculiar nature of the mean Humphry Davy
Nothing tends so much to the advancement of knowledge as the application of a new instrument. The native intellectual powers of men in different times are not so much the causes of the different success of their labours, as the peculiar nature of the mean
We must reason in natural philosophy not from what we hope, or even expect, but from what we perceive. Humphry Davy
We must reason in natural philosophy not from what we hope, or even expect, but from what we perceive.
Nothing is so dangerous to the progress of the human mind than to assume that our views of science are ultimate, that there are no mysteries in nature, that our triumphs are complete and that there are no new worlds to conquer. Humphry Davy
Nothing is so dangerous to the progress of the human mind than to assume that our views of science are ultimate, that there are no mysteries in nature, that our triumphs are complete and that there are no new worlds to conquer.
The ideal life is that which has few friends, but many acquaintances. Humphry Davy
The ideal life is that which has few friends, but many acquaintances.
There are very few persons who pursue science with true dignity. Humphry Davy
There are very few persons who pursue science with true dignity.
The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by failures. Humphry Davy
The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by failures.
When two elements combine and form more than one compound, the masses of one element that react with a fixed mass of the other are in the ratio of small whole numbers. Humphry Davy
When two elements combine and form more than one compound, the masses of one element that react with a fixed mass of the other are in the ratio of small whole numbers.
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The art galleries of Paris contain the finest collection of frames I ever saw. Read more at:
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort. Humphry Davy
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.
