What did Humphry Davy write in his notebooks?

Tuesday 25 June 2024, 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Venue

The Storey Institute, Auditorium, Lancaster - View Map

Open to

All Lancaster University (non-partner) students, Alumni, Applicants, External Organisations, Families and young people, Postgraduates, Prospective International Students, Prospective Postgraduate Students, Prospective Undergraduate Students, Public, Staff, Undergraduates

Registration

Free to attend - registration required

Registration Info

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Event Details

Since 2019, the Humphry Davy Notebooks Project (https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/davynotebooks/about/) has transcribed more than 11,000 pages of the notebooks of the famous nineteenth-century chemist, Sir Humphry Davy. Over 3500 volunteers from across the globe have helped in this endeavour and soon the notebooks will be published on the Lancaster Digital Collections site. In this talk, Professor Ruston will explore some of the highlights of the project’s research. The notebooks show Davy isolating chemic

All welcome!

Contact Details

Name Sharon Ruston
Email

s.ruston@lancaster.ac.uk

Website

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/prof-sharon-ruston-what-did-humphry-davy-write-in-his-notebooks-tickets-770867313887

Directions to The Storey Institute, Auditorium

Town centre - close to railway station.