Henry Cavendish

Henry Cavendish (October 10, 1731 - February 24, 1810) was a British scientist.

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Additionally, Cavendish established an accurate composition of the atmosphere. He found that 79.167% is "phlogisticated" air (now nitrogen + argon) and 20.8333% is "dephlogisticated" air (now known to be 20.95% oxygen). He also found that 1/120 is a third gas (William Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh established the gas to be argon 100 years later).

Related Topics:
Phlogisticated - Nitrogen - Argon - Oxygen - William Ramsay - Lord Rayleigh

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