Humphry Davy, Poet and Philosopher

by T. E. Thorpe

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THE CENTURY SCIENCE SERIES
Edited by SIR HENRY E. ROSCOE, D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S.

HUMPHRY DAVY
POET AND PHILOSOPHER

The Century Science Series.

EDITED BY
SIR HENRY E. ROSCOE, D.C.L., F.R.S.

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