“I have learned more
from my mistakes
than from my successes”~ Humphry Davy
Cornish chemist and inventor
Born on: 17th December 1778
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“I have learned more
from my mistakes
than from my successes”
~ Humphry Davy
Cornish chemist who discovered
a plethora of substances
and invented the miners Davy lamp
Born on: 17th December 1778
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