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DAVY, Humphry, Sir (1778-1829). "The Bakerian Lecture, on some new Phenomena of chemical Changes produced by Electricity..." Extract from: Philosophical Transactions. 98. [London, 1808].
4o, pp. 1-44. (p. 44 with small tear slightly affecting text on p. 43.) Disbound.
FIRST EDITION, journal issue of Davy's second Bakerian Lecture. In it he reported his isolation of the elements sodium and potassium, and, classifying them as metals, he gave them their current names. Davy also described some of their properties, including their extreme lightness and combustability. Norman 608 (first separate printing).
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FIRST EDITION, journal issue of Davy's second Bakerian Lecture. In it he reported his isolation of the elements sodium and potassium, and, classifying them as metals, he gave them their current names. Davy also described some of their properties, including their extreme lightness and combustability. Norman 608 (first separate printing).