“Elements of Chemical Philosophy,” Davy’s, 167
Faraday, Michael, attends Davy’s lectures, 143; joins the Royal Institution, 173; his letters to Abbott concerning Davy, 188, 189; his relations to Davy, 220
Fluorine, Attempts to isolate, by Davy, 170
“Fuming liquor of Cadet,” Davy’s investigation of, 132
Garnett, Thomas, first lecturer in the Royal Institution, 68
Gray, Rev. Dr., his association with Davy, 195, 197
“Heat, Light, and the Combinations of Light,” 30, 37
Hodgson, Rev. Mr., his association with Davy, 194, 196, 201
Horner, Francis, his opinion of Davy as a lecturer, 77
Hydrogen chloride, Synthesis of, by Cruickshank, 139
Iodine, Discovery of, by Courtois, 180; investigation of, by Clement, 180; by Davy, 180 _et seq._; by Gay Lussac, 180
Ireland, Davy’s views on, 112; his lectures in, 156 _et seq._
Lavoisier’s “Elements”--character as a text-book, 19
“Liquor of Libavius,” Action of ammonia on, studied by Davy, 137
Nitrogen believed by Davy to be a compound, 132 _et seq._
---- chloride, Investigation of, by Davy, 168; its explosion injures Davy, 169
Nitrous oxide, discovery of its respirability, 41, 46, 49; composition of, 45; effect of breathing, 49
Penzance, State of society in, at close of 18th century, 14
---- chlorides discovered by Davy, 129, 152; action of ammonia on, 137; action of water on, 140; analysis of, 153
Pneumatic Institution, Bristol, 23, 27, 29
Potassium, Isolation of, 114 _et seq._, 116 _et seq._; properties of, 116
Purkis, Mr., his account of Davy’s lectures, 77
Royal Institution, The, its origin and character, 66, 79; its chemical laboratory, 90, 133; minutes of Managers, 63, 72, 166, 175, 176
---- Society, Davy’s election into the, 213; becomes Secretary, 112; becomes President, 214; his views of its functions, 215
Rumford, his theory of heat, 32; founds the Royal Institution, 66; visit of Davy to, at Auteuil, 177
Safety lamp, its invention, 192 _et seq._; account of, by Playfair, 203
Scott, Sir Walter, his friendship for Lady Davy, 162; his friendship for Davy, 217
Ship-sheathing, Davy’s experiments on, 222
Sodium, Isolation of, 118; properties of, 119
Southey, Robert, his opinion of Davy, 18, 55, 56; letter to Davy, 56
Stephenson, George, his attempts to make a safe lamp, 205