He wrote to Humphry Davy, who had been his hero since he attended his chemistry lectures, sending him copies of the notes he had taken at Davy's lectures.
Siya wrote sa Humphry Davy, na na-kanyang bayani dahil siya pumasok sa kanyang kimika lektura, pagpapadala sa kanya ng mga kopya ng mga notes niya kinuha sa Davy's lektura.