Cavendish, Henry
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Cavendish, Henry (1731–1810). Cavendish worked on the boundary of physics and chemistry. A nephew of the 3rd duke of Devonshire, and a wealthy man, he studied in Cambridge and in Paris, before living as a recluse in London, though he became an important figure in scientific life. He worked in the new field of pneumatic chemistry, isolating ‘inflammable air’ (hydrogen) and proving that water was not an element but a compound. Fascinated also by electricity, he made a model of the electric fish (torpedo), and many observations which he never published. He proved by means of a delicate torsion balance that, as
Newton had said, all particles of matter attract each other (whereas Aristotle had supposed that they were attracted to the centre of the universe), and calculated the mass of the earth. The Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge was founded in his memory.
David Knight
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Henry Cavendish: The Catalyst for the Chemical Revolution1
Magazine article from: Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society; 6/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...regarding the relative status of Henry Cavendish and Antoine Lavoisier in connection...temperament but comparable stature. Henry Cavendish (1731-1810) was born in Nice...power at the time of the birth of Henry Cavendish, the future scientist. The...
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Old centaurs meet again to mark 50 years since central closed its doors and became Henry Cavendish school
Newspaper article from: Derby Evening Telegraph; 8/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...ago and the boys transferred to Henry Cavendish School. To mark the occasion...pupils would transfer to the Henry Cavendish School at Breadsall Hilltop and...of pupils who transferred to Henry Cavendish, made a return visit to Darley...
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Francis Godwin, Henry Neville, Margaret Cavendish, H. G. Wells: some Utopian debts. (Essays).(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: ANQ; 6/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...happened to us there, I will tell you in another book" (294). Neither produced the promised addition. II. Henry Neville Henry Neville's Isle of Pines of 1668, another member of the eclectic category of the early-modern utopia, reveals...
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Months past: a French monarch dies, a great warship is born and a gangster is caught. Richard Cavendish looks at this month's anniversaries.(Henry II of France, HMS Victory, John Dillinger )
Magazine article from: History Today; 7/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; July 10 1559 Henry II of France dies of tournament wounds Born in 1519, the future Henry II married Catherine de Medici in 1533 when they...joust'. Catherine was rich but not pretty and Henry was soon in the arms of Diane de Poitiers, a...
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Theatre: Turn of the screws David Benedict goes to prison for a unique production of the chilling Henry James short story, The Turn of the Screw, while Dominic Cavendish is granted visiting rights to review it, below
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/7/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...and Stephanie Beacham in The Nightcomers. This misbegotten film was a prequel to the eerie, shocking events that unfold in Henry James's short story, The Turn of the Screw. Leaving aside the film's individual strengths or weaknesses, Winner was on...
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A Princely Brave Woman: Essays on Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle.(Authorial Conquests: Essays on Genre in the Writing of Margaret Cavendish)(Margaret Cavendish: Political Writings, Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)(Book review)
Magazine article from: CLIO; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...continue the trend to portray Cavendish in a more complex fashion...which broadly introduces Cavendish and links her to political...to, and differences with, Henry More and Thomas Hobbes. Authorial...highlights her presentation: "Cavendish's Philosophical Letters belongs...
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OBITUARIES: Kay Cavendish
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/5/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...The Kay in question was Kay Cavendish, whose piano playing and soft...Kay was born Kathleen Dorothy Cavendish Murray in 1908, in Hong Kong...no less a conductor than Sir Henry Wood. Why did she make the...the bill around the country. Cavendish's first entry into the world...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Falling for a mad cavalier; Home lover ...William Cavendish as painted by his friend, Van Dyck, and Bolsover Castle, the favourite of his many houses.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 10/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...606 4213) Sir William Cavendish, later Earl and then Duke...architecturalwriter Sir Henry Wotton; Ben Jonson wrote...Bolsover Castlein Derbyshire, Cavendish's favourite house. The story opens in 1617, when Cavendish, then aged 23, is summoned...
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 "Cape Argus (South Africa)")
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Cavendish Square.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Argus (South Africa); 1/5/2007; 700+ words
; l How the once mighty Cavendish Square has fallen. Guess that...police can't do anything about Cavendish we can. See all concerned...15-year-old daughter at Cavendish then feel 'uneasy'? l If...life, and that is life. - Henry Moorcroft l Max, if there...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: The passions of a curious duchess; Sally Hoban looks at the life of Margaret Cavendish, one of the 18th century's greatest collectors, as a new exhibition of some of her remaining pieces goes on show to the public.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 4/29/2006; 700+ words
; ...reputed to have belonged to Henry VIII and scent bottles that...was put together by Margaret Cavendish (1715-1785), Duchess of...the next two years. Margaret Cavendish, described by the gallery...men have rivalled Margaret Cavendish in the mania of collecting...
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Cavendish, Henry
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Cavendish, Henry ( b . Nice, France, 10 October 1731...scientists were largely middle-class, Henry Cavendish stood out for his high aristocratic...distinguished British man of science. Henry Cavendish had fitful habits of publication that...
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Henry Cavendish
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Henry Cavendish The English physicist and chemist Henry Cavendish (1731-1810) determined the value of the universal...discovery of hydrogen and the composition of water. Henry Cavendish was born on Oct. 10, 1731, the elder son of Lord...
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William Henry Cavendish Bentinck
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck see Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3d duke of .
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William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Portland, 3d duke of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Portland, 3d duke of 1738-1809, British statesman; great-grandson of the 1st earl of Portland. He was lord lieutenant...
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Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of (1738–1809) British statesman, prime minister (1783, 1807–09). He was briefly...
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