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Henry Cavendish Research Paper

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Henry was a well known scientist during the 1700’s. He is most famous for the discovery of hydrogen, although he calculated the composition of atmospheric air, and the properties of different gases. Henry Cavendish was a British scientist, natural philosopher, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist. Cavendish was born October 10, 1731 in Nice, France. He later died at the age of 79 on died February 24, 1810 in London, England. At age 11, Cavendish attended a private school called Hackney Academy, located near London. , he entered the University of Cambridge in St Peter's College, at age 18, on 24 November 1748 ,but left three years later on 23 February 1751 without taking a degree (which was a common practice at

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