Henry Cavendish
| Henry Cavendish | |
|---|---|
 Henry Cavendish | |
| Lahir | 10 Oktober 1731 Nice, Prancis |
| Meninggal | 24 Februari 1810 (umur 78) London, England |
| Kebangsaan | Inggris |
| Almamater | University of Cambridge |
| Dikenal atas | Penemu hidrogen Mengukur densitas bumi |
| Karier ilmiah | |
| Bidang | Kimia, Fisika |
Henry Cavendish (10 Oktober 1731 – 24 Februari 1810) filsuf asal Inggris, juga seorang ilmuwan dan ahli kimia. Cavendish terkenal karena menemukan hidrogen, atau yang ia sebut sebagai "udara yang mudah terbakar".[1]
Referensi
[sunting | sunting sumber]- ^ Cavendish, Henry (1766). "Three Papers Containing Experiments on Factitious Air, by the Hon. Henry Cavendish". Philosophical Transactions. 56. The University Press: 141–184. doi:10.1098/rstl.1766.0019. Diakses tanggal 6 November 2007.
Baca juga
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Cavendish, Christa Jungnickel and Russell McCormmach, American Philosophical Society, 1996, ISBN 0-87169-220-1, 414 pp.
- Cavendish: The Experimental Life, Christa Jungnickel and Russell McCormmach, Bucknell University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-8387-5445-7, 814 pp.
Pranala luar
[sunting | sunting sumber]- The Life of the Honourable Henry Cavendish by George Wilson, London, 1851.
- Experiments on Air by Henry Cavendish, Edinburgh: William F. Clay (1893) - Alembic Club reprint number 3.
- "The Mean Density of the Earth" by J. H. Poynting, London: Charles Griffin and Company (1894).
- The Laws of Gravitation: Memoirs by Newton, Bouguer and Cavendish, edited and translated by A. Stanley MacKenzie, New York: American Book Company (1900).
