Humphry Davy to continental Europe alone.) Davy then published his "Elements of Chemical Philosophy, part 1, volume 1", though other parts of this title were never completed. He made notes for a second edition, but it was never required. In October 1813, he and his wife, accompanied by Michael Faraday as his scientific assistant (also treated as a valet), travelled to France to collect the second edition of the "prix du Galvanisme," a medal that Napoleon Bonaparte had awarded Davy for his electro-chemical work. Faraday noted that 'Tis indeed a strange venture at this time, to trust ourselves in a foreign and
Royal Netherlands Chemical Society The society was founded on 15 April 1903 as the "Algemene Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging" (English: General Netherlands Chemical Society), and renamed on 4 July of the same year as "Nederlandsche Chemische Vereeniging" (English: Netherlands Chemical Society). At the jubilee of 1953 Queen Juliana conferred on the organisation the designation "Koninklijke" (English: Royal). An important part of the KNCV is formed by the 25 Scientific Divisions, organized by discipline: Royal Netherlands Chemical Society The Royal Netherlands Chemical Society (In Dutch: "Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemische Vereniging", abbreviated: "KNCV") is the professional association for chemists and chemical engineers in the Netherlands. Currently the organisation