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प्रश्न
What actions and thoughts of Faraday show that he was inspired by Davy?
उत्तर
The following actions and thoughts of Faradayshow that he was inspired by Davy:
- He bound the notes he had taken during Davy's lecture into a book and wished to give it to Davy.
- Following Davy's talk, he determined that he wanted to be a great scientist rather than just sell books.
- Davy became a role model.
- He thought it would be amazing if Davy could become his mentor.
- He tried hard to understand everything he could about Davy's experiments.
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