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Definition of Henry Cavendish

1. Noun. 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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Literary usage of Henry Cavendish

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1. Cavendish by Christa Jungnickel, Russell McCormmach (1996)
"Forty years later, in 1731, they were to become the grandfathers of Henry Cavendish, although William did not live long enough to know of this grandson. ..."

2. Famous Chemists: The Men and Their Work by William Augustus Tilden (1921)
"The most notable figure in the scientific world at this period was Henry Cavendish. Strange to say, very little is known of the early life of this ..."

3. Who's who by Henry Robert Addison, Charles Henry Oakes, William John Lawson, Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (1897)
"Henry Cavendish; ft. 1826. Maid of Honour, 1847-81. Berry Brook House, Sedge- hill, ... Henry Cavendish Cavendish, gs of 2nd Baron Waterpark, 1862. ..."

4. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1880)
"Henry Cavendish. Cavendish published only two papers relating to electricity, " An attempt to explain some of the principal Phenomena of Electricity by ..."

5. Essays in Historical Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1902)
"To-night I shall venture to offer you a brief notice of the character and work of another and equally illustrious member of that band—Henry Cavendish. ..."

6. Essays in Historical Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1894)
"To-night I shall venture to offer you a brief notice of the character and work of another and equally illustrious member of that band — Henry Cavendish. ..."

7. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1844)
"The Defendant Henry Cavendish, and Sarah his wife, by their answer stated, that the said Henry Cavendish took out administration with the will annexed; ..."

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