Post by John Green on Dec 30, 2023 15:12:44 GMT
" it is the unpublished poetry of the British chemist Sir Humphry Davy – and the intriguing connections between his poems and scientific breakthroughs – that is now electrifying academics.
Researchers at Lancaster University have discovered that Davy secretly penned hundreds of poems in the same notebooks he used to record his groundbreaking electrochemical experiments, discoveries and revelations.
Almost all of these poems – including the one published on Sunday in the Observer for the first time – have never been read before and offer fascinating insights into the inner workings of one of the most extraordinary scientific minds of the 19th century." www.theguardian.com/science/2023/dec/30/reams-of-secret-poetry-by-a-sir-humphry-davy-british-scientist-finally-come-to-light
Researchers at Lancaster University have discovered that Davy secretly penned hundreds of poems in the same notebooks he used to record his groundbreaking electrochemical experiments, discoveries and revelations.
Almost all of these poems – including the one published on Sunday in the Observer for the first time – have never been read before and offer fascinating insights into the inner workings of one of the most extraordinary scientific minds of the 19th century." www.theguardian.com/science/2023/dec/30/reams-of-secret-poetry-by-a-sir-humphry-davy-british-scientist-finally-come-to-light