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English chemist who discovered of the effects of nitrous oxide, which came to be known as laughing gas. He also undertook the first electrochemical decompositions, isolating potassium, barium, strontium, calcium, and magnesium. Born 1778 - Died 1829

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Davy, Humphry (1778-1829) Short biography with portrait and related links . www.treasure-troves.com/bios/Davy.html

Humphry Davy Electrochemistry Short article how he proved that it was not using two different metals that made the Voltaic Pile work. fargo.itp.tsoa.nyu.edu/~lewis/electricity/pages/davy.html

Davy Discovers Sodium and Potassium Full text of paper written by Davy on some new phenomena of chemical changes produced by electricity. dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/Chem-History/Davy-Na&K-1808.html

Sir Humprey Davy Full text facsimile of the original publication in Littell's Living Age Journal, published in 1845 . cdl.library.cornell.edu/../moa/moa-cgi?notisid=ABR0102-0004-4

Davy on Chlorine Full text of his paper entitled " On a Combination of Oxymuriatic Gas and Oxygene Gas " read February 21, 1811 . dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/../Chem-History/Davy-Chlorine-1811.html

Davy, Sir Humphry, Baronet Biography of his early life and his major discoveries. Includes a series of portraits and sketches, bibliography and related links . chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/davy.htm