“When two elements combine and form more than one compound, the masses of one element that react with a fixed mass of the other are in the ratio of small whole numbers.”
Other Humphry Davy Quotes
The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.
Humphry Davy 
61% of people like this quote
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.
Humphry Davy
57% of people like this quote
The art galleries of Paris contain the finest collection of frames I ever saw.
Humphry Davy
52% of people like this quote
Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking.
Humphry Davy
51% of people like this quote