Author:Henry Cavendish
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A British scientist noted for his discovery of hydrogen.
Works[edit]
- An Attempt to Explain Some of the Principal Phaenomena of Electricity, by means of an Elastic Fluid Phil. Trans. January 1, 1771
- Experiments to determine the Density of the Earth. Phil. Trans., Vol. 88 1798
- The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F.R.S. (1921) (transcription project)
Works about Cavendish[edit]
- "Cavendish, Henry," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Cavendish, Henry (1731-1810)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- Cavendish, in Biographies of Scientific Men (1912)
- Russell McCormmach, Christa Jungnickel: Cavendish: The experimental life. Bucknell, Cranbury N.J. 1999, ISBN 0-8387-5445-7
- Russell McCormmach: Speculative truth: Henry Cavendish, Natural philosophy and the rise of modern theoretical science. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-516004-5
Works by this author published before January 1, 1927 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.