The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2)Paris, John Ayrton
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The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2)
Paris, John Ayrton
Chemists -- England -- Biography; Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829
18. An Account of some New Experiments on the Fluoric
Compounds; with some Observations on other objects of Chemical
Enquiry.
_February 13, 1814._
19. Some Experiments and Observations on a new Substance, which
becomes a Violet-coloured Gas by heat.
_January 20, 1814._
20. Further Experiments and Observations on Iodine.
_Read June 16, 1814._
21. Some Experiments on the Combustion of the Diamond, and
other Carbonaceous Substances.
_June 23, 1814._
22. Some Experiments and Observations on the Colours used in
Painting by the Ancients.
_February 23, 1815._
23. Some Experiments on a solid Compound of Iodine and Oxygen,
and on its Chemical Agencies.
_April 20, 1815._
24. On the Action of Acid upon the Salts usually called
_Hyper-Oxymuriates_, and on the Gases produced from them.
_May 4, 1815._
25. On the _Fire-damp_ of Coal Mines, and on methods of
lighting the Mine, so as to prevent Explosion.
_November 19, 1815._
26. An Account of an Invention for giving Light in Explosive
Mixtures of _Fire-damp_ in Coal Mines, by consuming the
Fire-damp.
_January 11, 1816._
27. Further Experiments on the Combustion of Explosive Mixtures
confined by Wire Gauze, with some Observations on Flame.
_January 25, 1816._
28. Some Researches on Flame.
_January 16, 1817._
29. Some New Experiments and Observations on the Combustion of
Gaseous Mixtures; with an account of a method of preserving
a continued Light in Mixtures of inflammable Gases and Air,
without Flame.
_Read January 23, 1817._
*** _For the preceding five papers, the Rumford Medals were
awarded to him._
30. On the fallacy of Experiments in which Water is said to
have been formed by the decomposition of Chlorine.
_February 12, 1818._
31. New Experiments on some of the combinations of Phosphorus.
_April 9, 1818._
32. Some Observations on the formation of Mists in particular
situations.
_February 25, 1819._
33. On the Magnetic Phenomena produced by Electricity.
_November 16, 1820._
34. Some Observations and Experiments on the Papyri found in
the ruins of Herculaneum.
_March 15, 1821._
35. Further Researches on the Magnetic Phenomena produced by
Electricity; with some new Experiments on the properties of
Electrified bodies, in their relations to conducting powers and
temperature.
_July 5, 1821._
36. On the Electrical Phenomena exhibited _in vacuo_.
_December 20, 1821._
37. On the state of Water and Aëriform matter in cavities
found in certain Crystals.
_Read June 13, 1822._
38. On a new Phenomenon of Electro-Magnetism.
_March 6, 1823._
39. On the application of Liquids formed by the condensation of
Gases, as mechanical Agents.
_April 17, 1823._
40. On the changes of volume produced in Gases, in different
states of density, by Heat.
_May 1, 1823._
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