Faraday al Fresco
A young Michael Faraday accompanied Sir Humphry Davy and Davy’s wife to Italy in 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. At Naples, they picnicked on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, using the natural warmth to cook eggs. Though Naples was occupied by the French, the patriotic party also sang British and Russian songs, to the delight of the locals.
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