Doctor born 1779

[MrsKat]

Doctor born 1779 wrote a reference book.Friend of Humphry Davy

[pega]

presume this is times where was I roget

[CSIambleside]

Probably John Millington

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off& q=%22+john+millington+%22+davy+1779&meta=

[CSIambleside]

Pega's probably right.............. I can't find the actual title.

[Lie-in King]

Peter Mark Roget (Thesaurus)

http://www.acmi.net.au/AIC/DAVY_BIO.html

Extract from the above -

"...and persuaded his scientific and literary friends, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, and P.M. Roget, to report the effects of inhaling nitrous oxide."

[Lie-in King]

Apologies pega - I didn't refresh before posting!