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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)
Source: WordNetArgon (’αργόν, neuter singular form of ’αργός, Greek meaning "inactive", in reference to its chemical inactivity) citation citation was suspected to be a component of air by Henry Cavendish in 1785. Source: Internet
History Georg Ohm In January 1781, before Georg Ohm 's work, Henry Cavendish experimented with Leyden jars and glass tubes of varying diameter and length filled with salt solution. Source: Internet
But he traces his history with scrupulous precision, and along the way he treats us to charming, pointillist portraits of historical figures who are presumed to have had Asperger’s, including Henry Cavendish and Nikola Tesla. Source: Internet
Mikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765) had previously expressed similar ideas in 1748 and proved them in experiments; others whose ideas pre-date the work of Lavoisier include Jean Rey (1583–1645), Joseph Black (1728–1799), and Henry Cavendish (1731–1810). Source: Internet
He is credited with the invention of nylon. citation * Henry Cavendish (1731–1810): British scientist. Source: Internet
Major scientific discoveries from the 18th century include hydrogen by Henry Cavendish ; Jungnickel, C.; McCormmach, R. (1996). Source: Internet