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Davy, Sir Humphry, (1778-1829), 1st Baronet, physicist

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Surname:	Davy
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	Humphry
Gender:	Male
Date:	1778-1829
Title:	1st Baronet
Biography:	ODNB link for Davy, Sir Humphry (1778-1829) 1st Baronet Physicist
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P157633 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P7650 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Humphry Davy

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1795-1861: corresp and papers	Royal Institution of Great Britain	HD	NRA 9522 See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
2	corresp and papers (copies)	Keele University Library Special Collections and Archives		NRA 1085 Richards
3	papers	Royal Society		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
4	lecture notes and papers	Royal Geological Society of Cornwall Library		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
5	1823-25: letters and reports rel to ships	National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive	ADM BP/43-45	NRA 9518 NMM scientific See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
6	1799-1829: family corresp (69 items)	Science Museum Library and Archives	MS 333	NRA 9524 Science Museum See Annual Return 1993
7	1808-25: corresp with JJ Berzelius	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien)		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
8	1816-1830: letters to J Buddle	Durham University Library and Collections	JGL	NRA 11184 Lambton
9	1807-24: letters (23) to JG Children	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 38625
10	letters to Daniel Ellis	Gloucestershire Archives	D1501,2227	NRA 11418 Viner-Ellis
11	1815-23: letters (12) to Michael Faraday	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Archives	Blaikley collection	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
12	corresp with Sir JFW Herschel	Royal Society	HS	NRA 8803
13	1803-22: letters (26) to Alexander Marcet	American Philosophical Society Library		NRA 9728 American Philosophic See Guide 1966
14	1823-26: corresp with Sir Robert Peel	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 40356-89 passim
15	1811-1901: Davy family papers incl corresp, notebooks and Royal Warrant granting Davy Baronetcy	Morrab Library	DAV

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Davy, Jane, (1780-1855), wife of Sir Humphry Davy	spouse		Family