Henry Cavendish
1731 - 1810
- Born
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10 October 1731
Nice, Kingdom of Sardinia, Europe
- Died
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24 February 1810
London, England, Europe
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 01/05/1760
- Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 29
- Relationships
- Parents: Lord Charles Cavendish (FRS 1727) and his wife, Lady Anne Grey, daughter of Henry Duke of Kent Grandfather: Lord James Cavendish (FRS 1719); Great-grandfather: William 1st Duke of Devonshire (FRS 1663) Uncle: William 3rd Duke of Devonshire (FRS 1747) Cousin:William 4th Duke (FRS 1761)
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- Wikipedia
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Author of
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Paper, 'Experiments on factitious air' by Henry Cavendish
Creator: Henry Cavendish Reference number: L&P/4/334 -
Paper, 'Experiments on factitious air, part II' by Henry Cavendish
Creator: Henry Cavendish Reference number: L&P/4/341 -
Paper, 'Experiments on factitious air, part III' by Henry Cavendish
Creator: Henry Cavendish Reference number: L&P/4/343 -
Paper, 'Experiments on Rathbone-place water' by Henry Cavendish
Creator: Henry Cavendish Reference number: L&P/4/369 -
Paper, 'An attempt to explain some of the principal phenomena of electricity by means of an elastic sluid' by Henry Cavendish
Creator: Henry Cavendish Reference number: L&P/5/264 -
Plates, 'Illustrations for the paper on imitating the effects of the Torpedo by means of electricity' by Henry Cavendish
Creator: Henry Cavendish Reference number: L&P/6/97
Recipient of
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Letter, 'The solubility of iron in simple water by the intervention of fixed air' from Timothy Lane to Henry Cavendish
Creator: Timothy Lane Reference number: L&P/5/129 -
Paper, 'Answer to Mr Cavendish's reply' by Richard Kirwan
Creator: Richard Kirwan Reference number: L&P/8/64 -
Paper, 'On the production of artifical cold' from Richard Walker to Henry Cavendish
Reference number: L&P/9/96 -
Letter, 'Experiment on the congelation of quicksilver in England' from Richard Walker to Henry Cavendish
Reference number: L&P/9/134 -
Letter, 'Observations on a diurnal variation of the barometer between the tropics' from James Horsburgh to Henry Cavendish
Creator: James Horsburgh Reference number: L&P/12/94