The first semi-successful attempt was made in 1807, when British chemist Humphry Davy used a primitive battery to make an arc of light between two charcoal sticks.

第一次半成功的尝试是在 1807 年，当时英国化学家汉弗莱·戴维用一块原始电池在两根木炭棒之间擦出了一道光弧。

Therefore Humphry Davy was right, and I am not wrong in following him.

因此，汉弗莱·戴维是对的， 我跟随他并没有错。

Therefore, in this case, the theory of Sir Humphry Davy, Saknussemm's document, and my uncle's theories would all go off in smoke.

因此，在这种情况下，汉弗莱·戴维爵士的理论、萨克努塞姆的文件以及我叔叔的理论都将成为泡影。

" Sir Humphry Davy" ? said Mr. Brooke, over the soup, in his easy smiling way, taking up Sir James Chettam's remark that he was studying Davy's Agricultural Chemistry.

“汉弗莱·戴维爵士”？布鲁克先生一边喝着汤，一边轻松地微笑着说道，接着詹姆斯·切塔姆爵士说他正在研究戴维的农业化学。