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Da·vy (dāʹvē), Sir Humphry. 1778-1829.
British chemist who was a pioneer of electrochemistry, using its methods to isolate sodium and potassium (1807) and barium, boron, calcium, and magnesium (1808).
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Davy,Sir Humphry
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