Catalogue description Collection of Davy's scientific papers, containing   P.ii List of papers in volume.  ...

Collection of Davy's scientific papers, containing

P.ii List of papers in volume.

P.iii Note by Faraday, January 1832, describing provenance of the volume.

Pp.1-13 On the action of acids in the salts usually called Hyperoxymuriates; Rome, 10 Feb. 1815. Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1815, p.214. With note by Faraday on provenance and publication (p.iv).

Pp.15-21 On the action of acids on the salts usually called Hyperoxymuriates, by Sir H. Davy, Rome, 10 Feb. 1815; [revised copy in Faraday's hand]. Note added [by Davy] about the composition of euchlorine and about fluoric acid, 12 March.

Pp.30-68 On the methods that may be adopted for preventing the accidents arising from explosions of the fire damp in coal mines, by Sir H.D.; published Philosophical Tran 1816, p.1; read Nov. 1815. With note by Faraday on provenance and publication (p.30).

Pp.71-115 Copy of the above paper [by Faraday], with amendments and additions [by Davy]; includes figures (pp.99-100 and 107-110) and fair copies of the figures on pages 107-110 [by Faraday] (pp.111-113). Also copy of published plate (p.115). With appendix [Davy] on fire valve lanterns (pp.101 & 105).

The fair copy of the paper runs in the following sequence: pp.71-74, 77-90, 103-4, 97-98, 75-76; substantial additions [Davy] are on pp.81-88, 91-96.

Pp.126-137 Some further experiments on the combustion of explosive mixtures confined by wire gauze with some observations on flame, by Sir H. Davy. Note added by Faraday, that paper was published in Phil. Trans. 1816, p. 115, read Jan. 1816. (p.126)

Pp.146-168 On the wire gauze safe lamp for preventing explosions from fire damp and for giving light in explosive atmospheres in coal mines, by Sir H. Davy. Note (p.146) by Faraday that paper was published in the Quarterly Journal of Science, vol.1, p.1, ca. Feb. 1816.

Pp.176-198 A few additional practical observations on the wire gauze safety lamps for miners with some evidence of their use; undated; written in pencil.

Pp.206-216 On aqua regia or nitromuriatic acid, by Sir H. Davy. Note by Faraday (p.206): published in Quarterly Journal of Science, vol. 1, p.67, ca. March 1816.

Pp.224-232 Observations on the two preceding papers and on some phenomena in volcanic countries, by Sir H. Davy. Note added by Faraday (p.224) that this was published in Quarterly Journal of Science, vol. 1, p.262, May/June 1816 and appended to Faraday's account of the analysis of native lime (caustic lime).