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'''Sir Humphrey Davy''' (1778 - 1829) was an [[English]] [[chemist]] who worked in the coal mines of England, and discovered a number of [[elements]]. He was a famous for inventing the Davy safety lamp which allowed naked flames to be used in coal mines without the danger of explosion from fire-damp ([[methane]]).
'''Sir Humphrey Davy''' (1778 - 1829) was an [[English]] [[chemist]] who worked in the coal mines of England, and discovered a number of [[elements]]. He was a famous for inventing the Davy safety lamp which allowed naked flames to be used in coal mines without the danger of explosion from fire-damp ([[methane]]).