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प्रश्न
Write what is implied in the following sentence.
People started telling Davy that of all his discoveries, the best was Faraday himself.
(What does it suggest about Davy’s work?)
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उत्तर
- Humphry Davy, a renowned chemist, made numerous discoveries about chemicals and electrical illumination.
- Faraday wanted Davy to be his mentor, but Davy never believed in Faraday's abilities and sought to keep him away from the experiments he was conducting.
- Davy grew envious of Faraday after he became a star scientist suddenly. Davy, however, did not recognise Faraday's success.
- So people began telling Davy that Faraday himself was his greatest discovery.
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