File:Royal Institution - Humphry Davy.jpg

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"New Discoveries in Pneumatics". Humphry Davy (1778-1829) lecturing at the Royal Institution. Print by James Gillray.

Date

1802

Source

Author



Description	British caricaturist and engraver
Date of birth/death	13 August 1756	1 June 1815
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work location	London
Authority control	WorldCat

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