The Personality Of Henry Cavendish A Great Scientist With Extraordinary Peculiarities

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Profiles the eminent 18th century natural philosopher Henry Cavendish, best known for his work in chemistry and physics and one of the most baffling personalities in the history of science. In these chapters we are introduced to the psychology of science and of scientists and we learn about Cavendish’s life and times. His personality is examined from two perspectives: one is that he had a less severe form of autism, as has been claimed; the other is that he was eccentric and a psychological disorder was absent. Henry Cavendish lived a life of science, possibly more completely than any other figure in the history of science: a wealthy aristocrat, he became a dedicated scientist. This study brings new information and a new perspective to our understanding of the man. The scientific and non-scientific sides of his life are brought closer together, as the author traces topics including his appearance, speech, wealth, religion and death as well as Cavendish’s life of natural philosophy where objectivity and accuracy, writing and recognition all played a part. The author traces aspects of Cavendish’s personality, views and interpretations of him, and explores notions of eccentricity and autism before detailing relevant aspects of the travels made by our subject. The author considers the question “How do we talk about Cavendish?” and provides a useful summary of Cavendish’s travels. This book will appeal to a wide audience, from those interested in 18th century history or history of science, to those interested in incidences of autism in prominent figures from history. This volume contains ample relevant illustrations, several interesting appendices and it includes a useful index and bibliography.

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Genre : Science
Author : Russell McCormmach
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Release : 2014-03-11
File : 319 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783319024387


The Electrical Researches Of The Honourable Henry Cavendish F R S

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Electrical Researches Of The Honorable Henry Cavendish

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Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), the grandson of the second duke of Devonshire, wrote papers on electrical topics for the Royal Society, but the majority of his electrical experiments did not become known until they were collected and published by James Clerk Maxwell a century later, in 1879, long after other scientists had been credited with the same results. Among Cavendish's discoveries were the concept of electric potential, which he called the 'degree of electrification'; an early unit of capacitance, that of a sphere one inch in diameter; the formula for the capacitance of a plate capacitor; the concept of the dielectric constant of a material; the relationship between electric potential and current, now called Ohm's Law; laws for the division of current in parallel circuits, now attributed to Charles Wheatstone; and the inverse square law of variation of electric force with distance, now called Coulomb's Law.

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Genre : History
Author : James Clerk Maxwell
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2019-10-09
File : 532 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781136228322


The Life Of The Hon Henry Cavendish

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Genre : Water
Author : George Wilson
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Release : 1851
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ISBN-13 : UOM:39015065111406


The Scientific Papers Of The Honourable Henry Cavendish F R S

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Henry Cavendish (1731-1810) was an English scientist whose published work was mostly concerned with electricity. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1760. Cavendish was a prolific scientific investigator, performing experiments on not only electricity but also magnetism, thermometry, gases, heat potential and the chemical composition of water. Although he published some of his research, including his discovery of hydrogen, the majority of his work remained unpublished until 1879, when James Clerk Maxwell published a collection of Cavendish's electrical experiments. These papers showed that Cavendish had discovered many important electrical concepts which had since been credited to other researchers, including the concept of electric potential. First published in 1921, these volumes are a collection of Cavendish's results from his many experiments. Volume 2 contains previously unpublished papers showing the results of Cavendish's chemical, magnetic and thermometry experiments.

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Genre : Chemistry
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 1921
File : 524 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781108018227


The Scientific Papers Of The Honourable Henry Cavendish F R S Volume 1 The Electrical Researches

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The Scientific Papers Of The Honourable Henry Cavendish Volume Ii Chemical Dynamical

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Author : Henry Cavendish
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Sir Henry Cavendish S Debates Of The House Of Commons During The Thirteenth Parliament Of Great Britain Commonly Called The Unreported Parliament To Which Are Appended Illustrations Of The Parliamentary History Of The Reign Of George The Third Consisting Of Unpublished Letters Private Journals Memoirs C

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Genre : Great Britain
Author : Sir Henry Cavendish
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Release : 1841
File : 660 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015034096217


The Electrical Researches Of The Honourable Henry Cavendish Written Between 1771 And 1781 Edited From The Original Manuscripts In The Possession Of The Duke Of Devonshire By J Clerk Maxwell

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Author : Henry Cavendish
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Release : 1879
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Henry Cavendish And The Discovery Of The Chemical Constitution Of Water A Lecture From The American Medical Monthly

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Author : Lewis Henry STEINER
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Release : 1855
File : 34 Pages
ISBN-13 : BL:A0026673372