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==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||
===Early Life=== | ===Early Life=== | ||
Henry Cavendish was born in Nice, France on October 10 ,1731. His father was Lord Charles Cavendish and his mother was Lady Anne Grey who died soon after Henry Cavendish was born. He attended Dr. Newcomb's Academy in Hackney, England as a child. In 1749, he attended Peterhouse, Cambridge, but he left without a degree after three years. | |||
===Adulthood=== | ===Adulthood=== | ||
After he left Cambridge, Henry Cavendish moved back to London to live with his father. He built a laboratory and a workshop there. He moved the laboratory to Clapham Common when his father died in 1783. Henry Cavendish never married and was very reserved, so there are not many records of his social life. | |||
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
Henry Cavendish died in London, England on February 24, 1810. | |||
==Scientific Work== | ==Scientific Work== | ||
Cavendish was a physicist and a chemist who determined the value of the universal constant of gravitation, created great impact on electrical studies, and discovered hydrogen and the composition of water. | |||
===Gravitation=== | |||
===Electrical Studies=== | |||
===Hydrogen and Water=== | |||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
http://www.chemistry.mtu.edu/~pcharles/SCIHISTORY/HenryCavendish.html | |||
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ca-Ch/Cavendish-Henry.html | |||
[[Category: Notable Scientists]] | [[Category: Notable Scientists]] | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 2 December 2015
By yan49
Personal Life
Early Life
Henry Cavendish was born in Nice, France on October 10 ,1731. His father was Lord Charles Cavendish and his mother was Lady Anne Grey who died soon after Henry Cavendish was born. He attended Dr. Newcomb's Academy in Hackney, England as a child. In 1749, he attended Peterhouse, Cambridge, but he left without a degree after three years.
Adulthood
After he left Cambridge, Henry Cavendish moved back to London to live with his father. He built a laboratory and a workshop there. He moved the laboratory to Clapham Common when his father died in 1783. Henry Cavendish never married and was very reserved, so there are not many records of his social life.
Death
Henry Cavendish died in London, England on February 24, 1810.
Scientific Work
Cavendish was a physicist and a chemist who determined the value of the universal constant of gravitation, created great impact on electrical studies, and discovered hydrogen and the composition of water.
Gravitation
Electrical Studies
Hydrogen and Water
Awards
See Also
Further Reading
External Links
References
http://www.chemistry.mtu.edu/~pcharles/SCIHISTORY/HenryCavendish.html http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ca-Ch/Cavendish-Henry.html