The wonders of science : $b Or, young Humphry Davy (the Cornish apothecary's boy, who taught himself natural philosophy, and eventually became President of the Royal Society)

Name: The wonders of science : $b Or, young Humphry Davy (the Cornish apothecary's boy, who taught himself natural philosophy, and eventually became President of the Royal Society)
Author: Henry Mayhew

Henry Mayhew · 1887

OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY). “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.…

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