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henry cavendish

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1. Cavendish, Henry Cavendishnoun

   British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)

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1. Henry Cavendish

   Henry Cavendish ( KAV-ən-dish; 10 October 1731 – 24 February 1810) was an English natural philosopher and scientist who was an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist. He is noted for his discovery of hydrogen, which he termed "inflammable air". He described the density of inflammable air, which formed water on combustion, in a 1766 paper, On Factitious Airs. Antoine Lavoisier later reproduced Cavendish's experiment and gave the element its name. A shy man, Cavendish was distinguished for great accuracy and precision in his researches into the composition of atmospheric air, the properties of different gases, the synthesis of water, the law governing electrical attraction and repulsion, a mechanical theory of heat, and calculations of the density (and hence the mass) of the Earth. His experiment to measure the density of the Earth (which, in turn, allows the gravitational constant to be calculated) has come to be known as the Cavendish experiment.

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1. henry cavendish

   Henry Cavendish (1731–1810) was a renowned British scientist who made significant contributions to the fields of chemistry and physics. He is most remembered for his work on the nature of gases, his discovery of hydrogen (which he called "inflammable air") and proving that water was a compound, not an element. Cavendish also conducted a famous experiment to measure the Earth's density, known as the Cavendish experiment. Despite his profound intelligence and significant contributions, he was known as an extremely introverted individual, often avoiding social interactions.

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1. Henry Cavendish

   Henry Cavendish FRS was a British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist. Cavendish is noted for his discovery of hydrogen or what he called "inflammable air". He described the density of inflammable air, which formed water on combustion, in a 1766 paper "On Factitious Airs". Antoine Lavoisier later reproduced Cavendish's experiment and gave the element its name. Cavendish was distinguished for great accuracy and precision in researches into the composition of atmospheric air, the properties of different gases, the synthesis of water, the law governing electrical attraction and repulsion, a mechanical theory of heat, and calculations of the density of the Earth. His experiment to weigh the Earth has come to be known as the Cavendish experiment.

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