^#168 ^Lot 177 Humphry Davy

British chemist and inventor (1778–1829), best known for his discoveries of alkaline earth metals, his research on chlorine and iodine, and the invention of the Davy lamp, which allowed miners to work in the presence of flammable gas. Third person ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.25, no date. Letter of thanks. In part: “Sir H. Davy returns his… thanks to Mademoiselle Duvancel for the memoir she had the goodness to bring him from M. Ce Baron Cuvier & the letter from M. Ampere. Sir Humphry has been about from London & returned only yesterday. Lady Davy will call on Mademoiselle Duvancel this morning & Sir Humphry hopes they may have the satisfaction of seeing her at dinner tomorrow.” Light creasing, trimmed corner and small area where paper has been removed to the right edge of the second integral page, otherwise fine condition. Cuvier, Ampere, and Duvancel all admired Humphry. Cuvier wrote the book Biographical Memoir of Sir Humphy Davy.