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5 days ago · Henry Cavendish, natural philosopher, the greatest English chemist and physicist of his age. He was distinguished for his research into the composition of air, the properties of gases, and the density (and hence the mass) of Earth—an attempt to ‘weigh’ Earth that is called the Cavendish experiment.
Henry Cavendish FRS (/ ˈkævəndɪʃ / 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". [1] .
Jun 8, 2020 · Henry Cavendish was the first to isolate and identify one of the most important elements in modern chemistry. The original discoverer of inflammable air, otherwise known as hydrogen, was...
- Trevor English
The Cavendish experiment, performed in 1797–1798 by English scientist Henry Cavendish, was the first experiment to measure the force of gravity between masses in the laboratory [1] and the first to yield accurate values for the gravitational constant.
Jul 1, 2014 · Henry Cavendish (1731–1810) was an outstanding chemist and physicist. Although he was not a major figure in the history of respiratory physiology he made important discoveries concerning hydrogen, carbon dioxide, atmospheric air, and water.
- John B. West
- 2014
A natural philosopher, the greatest experimental and theoretical English chemist and physicist of his age, Henry Cavendish (10 Oct. 1731 - 24 Feb. 1810) 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 ...
He discovered the nature and properties of hydrogen, the specific heat of certain substances, and various properties of electricity. He measured the density and mass of the Earth by the method now known as the Cavendish experiment.
