Humphry Davy


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 Humphry Davy’s chemische und physiologische Untersuchungen über das oxydirte Stickgas und das Athmen desselben. Aus dem Englischen übersezt [von Nasse]. Lemgo: Meyersche Buchhandlung, 1812–1814 
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 → Researches, Chemical and Philosophical

 Elemente der Agrikultur-Chemie in einer Reihe von Vorlesungen gehalten vor der Gesellschaft zur Beförderung des Ackerbaues. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Friedrich Wolff … und mit Anmerkungen und einer Vorrede begleitet von … Albrecht Thär M. D. Berlin: Nicolaische Buchhandlung, 1814  = 
 → Elements of Agricultural Chemistry

 Elemente des chemischen Theiles der Naturwissenschaft. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Friedrich Wolff. Berlin: Vossische Buchhandlung, 1814
 1. Band, 1. Abt. [mehr nicht erschienen] , , 
 u. d. T. Beiträge zur Erweiterung des chemischen Theiles der Naturlehre. Berlin 1820 
 → Elements of Chemical philosophy

 Tröstende Betrachtungen auf Reisen; oder die letzten Tage eines Naturforschers. Nach der dritten Ausgabe verdeutscht von Carl Fr. Ph. v. Martius. Nürnberg: J. L. Schrag, 1833  = , 
 → Consolations in Travel

 Salmonia oder neun Angeltage. Unterhaltungen über naturgeschichtliche und verwandte Gegenstände, insbesondere über Fische aus dem Salmengeschlecht. Deutsch bearbeitet von D. Carl Neubert. Leipzig: Leopold Voß, 1840  = 
 → Salmonia

 Goldkörner aus dem literarischen Nachlasse eines christlichen Naturforschers. Gesammelt von Dr. Wilhelm Büchner. Erlangen: J. J. Palm und Ernst Enke, 1856 , 
 → Tröstende Betrachtungen auf Reisen / Denkwürdigkeiten

 Electrochemische Untersuchungen (= Ostwalds Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften, 45). Leipzig 1893
 → On some chemical Agencies of Electricity (Phil. Trans. 1807)
 → On some new Phenomena of chemical Changes produced by Electricity (Phil. Trans. 1808)

 Über die Sicherheitslampe zur Verhütung von Explosionen in Gruben, gasbeleuchteten Häusern, Spritlagern oder Schiffsräumen (= Ostwalds Klassiker der exakten Wissenschaften, 242). Leipzig 1937
 → On the fire-damp of coal mines (Phil. Trans. 1816) u. a.

Originale 

  Researches, Chemical and Philosophical; Chiefly Concerning Nitrous Oxide, or Dephlogisticated Nitrous Air, and its Respiration. London: J. Johnson, 1800 , , Wellcome Collection, 

 A Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Chemistry, Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. London 1802 

 Outlines of a Course of Lectures on Chemical Philosophy. London: Royal Institution, 1804 

 The Bakerian Lecture, on Some Chemical Agencies of Electricity. From the Philosophical Transactions. London 1807 

  Elements of Chemical Philosophy. London: J. Johnson and Co., 1812 
 Philadelphia 1812 

  Elements of Agricultural Chemistry, in a Course of Lectures for the Board of Agriculture. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1813 
 2nd edition. London 1814  = 
 New York 1815 
 Philadelphia 1821 
 Philadelphia 1825 
 4th edition. London 1827 
 New edition. London 1846 

 Some New Researches on Flame. From the Philosophical Transactions. London 1817 

 On the Safety Lamp for Preventing Explosions in Mines, Houses Lighted by Gas, Spirit Warehouses, or Magazines in Ships, &c. With Some Researches on Flame. London: R. Hunter, 1825 , 

 Six Discourses Delivered Before the Royal Society at Their Anniversary Meetings, on the Award of the Royal and Copley Medals. London: John Murray, 1827 , 

  Salmonia: or, Days of Fly Fishing. In a Series of Conversations. With some account of the habits of fishes belonging to the genus Salmo. London: John Murray, 1828 
 2nd edition. London 1829 
 3rd edition. London 1832 , 
 4th edition. London 1851 
 5th edition. London 1869 
 Boston 1870 

  Consolations in Travel, or The Last Days of a Philosopher. London: John Murray, 1830 
 3rd edition. London 1831 
 4th edition. London 1838 
 6th edition. London 1853 
 7th edition. London 1869 
 Boston 1870 

 The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. LL.D. F.R.S. Edited by his brother, John Davy, M.D. F.R.S. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1839–1841
 1. Band: Memoirs of His Life. 
 2. Band: Early Miscellaneous Papers. 
 3. Band: Researches, Chiefly Concerning Nitrous Oxide. 
 4. Band: Elements of Chemical Philosophy. 
 5. Band: Bakerian Lectures and Miscellaneous Papers From 1806 to 1815. 
 6. Band: Miscellaneous Papers and Researches. 
 7. Band: Discourses Delivered Before the Royal Society; and Agricultural Lectures, part I. 
 8. Band: Agricultural Lectures, part II; and other lectures. 
 9. Band: Salmonia; and Consolation in Travel. ,  = 

 Alembic Club Reprints
 No. 6: The Decomposition of the Fixed Alkalies and Alkaline Earths. (1807–1808). Edinburgh 1894 , ; 1901 , 
 No. 9: The Elementary Nature of Chlorine. (1809–1818). Edinburgh 1894 ; 1902 ,

Veröffentlichungen in Periodika 

Annalen der Physik
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
 An Account of some Galvanic Combinations, formed by the Arrangement of single metallic Plates and Fluids, analogous to the new Galvanic Apparatus of Mr. Volta. In: Jg. 1801, S. 397 
 An Account of some Experiments and Observations on the constituent Parts of certain astringent Vegetables; and on their Operation in Tanning. In: Jg. 1803, S. 233 
 An Account of some analytical Experiments on a mineral Production from Devonshire, consisting principally of Alumine and Water. In: Jg. 1805, S. 155 
 On a Method of analyzing Stones containing fixed Alkali, by Means of the Boracic Acid. In: Jg. 1805, S. 231 
 The Bakerian Lecture, on some chemical Agencies of Electricity. Jg. 1807, S. 1 
 The Bakerian Lecture, on some new Phenomena of chemical Changes produced by Electricity, particularly the Decomposition of the fixed Alkalies, and the Exhibition of the new substances which constitute their bases; and on the general Nature of alkaline Bodies. In: Jg. 1808, S. 1 
 Electro-Chemical Researches, on the Decomposition of the Earths; with Observations on the Metals obtained from the alkaline Earths, and on the Amalgam procured from Ammonia. In: Jg. 1808, S. 333 
 The Bakerian Lecture. An Account of some new analytical Researches on the Nature of certain Bodies, particularly the Alkalies, Phosphorus, Sulphur, Carbonaceous Matter, and the Acids hitherto undecompounded; with some general Observations on Chemical Theory. In: Jg. 1809, S. 39 
 New analytical Researches on the Nature of certain Bodies, being an Appendix to the Bakerian Lecture for 1808. In: Jg. 1809, S. 450 
 The Bakerian Lecture for 1809. On some new Electrochemical Researches, on various Objects, particularly the metallic Bodies, from the Alkalies, and Earths, and on some Combinations of Hydrogene. In: Jg. 1810, S. 16 
 Researches on the oxymuriatic Acid, its Nature and Combinations; and on the Elements of the muriatic Acid. With some Experiments on Sulphur and Phosphorus, made in the Laboratory of the Royal Institution. In: Jg. 1810, S. 231 
 The Bakerian Lecture. On some of the Combinations of Oxymuriatic Gas and Oxygene, and on the chemical Relations of these Principles, to inflammable Bodies. In: Jg. 1811, S. 1 
 On a Combination of Oxymuriatic Gas and Oxygene Gas. In: Jg. 1811, S. 155 
 On some Combinations of Phosphorus and Sulphur, and on some other Subjects of Chemical Inquiry. In: Jg. 1812, S. 405 
 On a new detonating Compound. In: Jg. 1813, S. 1 
 Some further Observations on a new detonating Substance. In: Jg. 1813, S. 242 
 Some Experiments and Obsevations on the Substances produced in different chemical Processes on Fluor Spar. In: Jg. 1813, S. 263 
 An Account of some new Experiments on the fluoric Compounds; with some Observations on other Objects of Chemical Inquiry. In: Jg. 1814, S. 62 
 Some Experiments and Observations on a new Substance which becomes a violet coloured Gas by Heat. In: Jg. 1814, S. 74 
 Further Experiments and Observations on Iodine. In: Jg. 1814, S. 487 
 Some Experiments on the Combustion of the Diamond and other carbonaceous Substances. In: Jg. 1814, S. 557 
 Some experiments and observations on the colours used in painting by the Ancients. In: Jg. 1815, S. 97 
 Some experiments on a solid compound of iodine and oxygene, and on its chemical agencies. In: Jg. 1815, S. 203 
 On the action of acids on the salts usually called hyperoxymuriates, and on the gases produced from them. In: Jg. 1815, S. 214 
 On the fire-damp of coal mines, and on methods to lighting the mines so as to prevent its explosion. In: Jg. 1816, S. 1 
 An account of an invention for giving light in explosive mixtures of fire-damp in coal mines, by consuming the fire-damp. In: Jg. 1816, S. 23 
 Farther experiments on the combustion of explosive mixtures confined by wire-gauze, with some observations on flame. In: Jg. 1816, S. 115 
 Some researches on flame. In: Jg. 1817, S. 45 
 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. In: Jg. 1817, S. 77 
 On the fallacy of the experiments in which water is said to have been formed by the decomposition of Chlorine. In: Jg. 1818, S. 169 
 New experiments on some of the combinations of phosphorus. In: Jg. 1818, S. 316 
 Some observations on the formation of Mists in particular situations. In: Jg. 1819, S. 123 
 On the magnetic phenomena produced by Electricity. In: Jg. 1821, S. 7 
 Some Observations and Experiments on the Papyri found in the ruins of Herculaneum. In: Jg. 1821, S. 191 
 Farther researches on the magnetic phænomena produced by electricity; with some new experiments on the properties of electrified bodies in their relations to conducting powers and temperature. In: Jg. 1821, S. 425 
 On the Electrical phenomena exhibited in vacuo. In: Jg. 1822, S. 64 
 On the state of water and aëriform matter in cavities found in certain crystals. In: Jg. 1822, S. 367 
 On a new phenomenon of electro-magnetism. In: Jg. 1823, S. 153 
 On the application of liquids formed by the condensation of gases as mechanical agents. In: Jg. 1823, S. 199 
 On the corrosion of copper sheeting by sea water, and on methods of preventing this effect; and on their application to ships of war and other ships. In: Jg. 1824, S. 151 
 Additional Experiments and Observations on the Application of Electrical Combinations to the Preservation of the Copper Sheathing of Ships, and to other purposes. In: Jg. 1824, S. 242 
 Further researches on the preservation of metals by electro-chemical means. In: Jg. 1825, S. 328 
 The Bakerian Lecture. On the relations of electrical and chemical changes. In: Jg. 1826, S. 383 
 On the phænomena of volcanoes. In: Jg. 1828, S. 241 
 An account of some experiments on the Torpedo. In: Jg. 1829, S. 15

Sekundärliteratur 

 John Ayrton Paris: The Life of Sir Humphry Davy. London 1831
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 John Davy: Memoirs of the Life of Sir Humphry Davy. London 1836
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 Denkwürdigkeiten aus dem Leben Sir Humphry Davy’s : herausgegeben von seinem Bruder John Davy. Deutsch bearbeitet von D. Carl Neubert. Eingeleitet von D. Rudolph Wagner. Leipzig 1840
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 Anne Pratt: Dawnings of Genius; or, The Early Lives of Some Eminent Persons of the Last Century. London 1841, S. 1–34 

 Henry Mayhew: The Wonders of Science; or, Young Humphry Davy. The Life of a Wonderful Boy Written for Boys. London 1855 
 New York 1856 

 

 Fragmentary Remains, Literary and Scientific, of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. … With a sketch of his life and selections from his correspondence. Edited by his brother, John Davy, M.D., F.R.S. London 1858 

 Johann Christian Poggendorff: Biographisch-literarisches Handwörterbuch zur Geschichte der exacten Wissenschaften. Band 1. Leipzig 1863, Sp. 528–530 

 Gustav Albrecht: Geschichte der Elektricität mit Berücksichtigung ihrer Anwendungen. Wien 1885, S. 135 ff. (u. a.) 

 

 Robert Hunt.: Davy, Sir Humphry. In: Leslie Stephen (Hg.): Dictionary of National Biography, Band 14. London 1888, S. 187–193 

 T. E. Thorpe: Humphry Davy : Poet and Philosopher. London 1896 

 E. Drude: Davy, Sir Humphry. In: Handwörterbuch der Naturwissenschaften, Band 2. Jena 1912, S. 887–888