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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, (born Oct. 10, 1731, Nice, France—died Feb. 24, 1810, London, Eng.), English physicist and chemist. A millionaire by inheritance, he lived as a recluse most of his life.
Cavendish worked with his instrument makers, generally improving existing instruments rather than inventing wholly new ones. Cavendish, as indicated above, used the language of the old phlogiston theory in chemistry.
2 days ago · Mark Cavendish broke the Tour de France stage wins record as he took his 35th victory in cycling's greatest race to surpass the legendary Eddy Merckx with a sensational sprint finish in Saint Vulbas.
Cavendish experiment, measurement of the force of gravitational attraction between pairs of lead spheres, which allows the calculation of the value of the gravitational constant, G. The experiment was performed in 1797–98 by the English scientist Henry Cavendish to measure Earth’s density.
1 day ago · Mark Cavendish made cycling history on Wednesday, winning a record-breaking 35th stage at the Tour de France. The 39-year-old has now surpassed legendary cyclist Eddy Merckx after winning a ...
5 days ago · Mark Cavendish suffered with sickness in sweltering heat as his Tour de France swansong got off to a horrendous start in Italy.
1 day ago · The veteran Isle of Man sprinter broke Eddy Merckx’s long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory on Wednesday. The 39-year-old Cavendish sprinted for the ...
1 day ago · Mark Cavendish broke Eddy Merckx's long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory, sprinting for the win in the fifth stage of the Tour, pulling away some 100 ...
Cavendish family. The Cavendish (or de Cavendish) family ( / ˈkævəndɪʃ / KAV-ən-dish; / ˈkændɪʃ / KAN-dish) [1] is a British noble family, of Anglo-Norman origins (though with an Anglo-Saxon name, originally from a place-name in Suffolk). They rose to their highest prominence as Duke of Devonshire and Duke of Newcastle .
