MEMOIRS

OF

THE LIFE

OF

SIR HUMPHRY DAVY, BART.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

Printed by A. SPOTTISWOODE, New-Street-Square.

MEMOIRS

OF

THE LIFE

OF

SIR HUMPHRY DAVY, BART.

LL. D. F. R. S.

FOREIGN ASSOCIATE OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE, &c.

BY

HIS BROTHER,

JOHN DAVY, M.D. F. R.S. &c.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR

LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, GREEN, & LONGMAN,

PATERNOSTER-ROW.

1836.

"Vita enim mortuorum in memoria vivorum est posita.".

CIC. Philip. ix.

The Light of Love in our

"The affections are their own justification. Hearts is a satisfactory evidence that there is a body of worth in the minds of our friends or kindred, whence that Light has proceeded."

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

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Researches on Fire-damp. Discovery of a Safety Lamp. — Dif-

ferent Forms of this Lamp. — Extracts from Communications

relative to the Use of the Lamp. - Mr. Playfair's Observations

on it. Researches on Flame. - Public Dinner at Newcastle.

-Present of Plate in acknowledgment of the Benefit of the

Safety Lamp. Is created Baronet.-Letters from Mr. Buddle,

vindicating, after long Trial, the Value of the Safety Lamp.

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CHAPTER II.

Further Chemical Researches. Letters to his Mother. - Ex-

tracts from his Note-books, Philosophical, Religious, and Poli-

tical. Remarks on them. A Specimen of his Philosophical

Poetry.

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CHAPTER III.

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His second Journey on the Continent.- Notices respecting it.

Observations on the Formation of Mists.. · Extracts from his

Journal of an Excursion into the Tyrol. — Verses written at the

Baths of Lucca. - Experiments on unrolling the Hercula-

neum MSS. Fragment of a Dialogue descriptive of an Erup-

tion of Vesuvius. His Researches at Vesuvius. Opinion

concerning the Nature of Volcanic Action. Notice of Sir

Joseph Banks, whom he succeeds as President of the Royal

Society. Particulars of him in connection with this Appoint-

· Observations on the Office.

ment.

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