cavendish

• Nombre propio que se refiere al químico y físico británico conocido por demostrar que el agua es un compuesto de hidrógeno y oxígeno, y por calcular la densidad de la Tierra.

A proper noun referring to a British chemist and physicist known for establishing that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, and for calculating the density of the Earth.

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1. Henry CavendishB2formalbritishscientific

   An 18th-century British chemist and physicist known for discovering hydrogen, determining the composition of water, and calculating the Earth's density.

   Henry Cavendish

   • Cavendish's experiments proved that water is made of hydrogen and oxygen.
   • The Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University is named after him.
   • He calculated the density of the Earth using a torsion balance.