Henry Cavendish

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Henry Cavendish
By Pat Doll
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Intro

• Imagine being born and raised in the 17th century
  and wearing 100 year old clothes.
• Imagine being very smart and going to college for
  4 years and not getting a degree.
• That happened to Henry Cavendish.
• Here is the story of Henry Cavendish.

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Early life, life

• He was born October 10,1731 in Nice, France.
• He liked to be alone and did not talk to many
  people.
• He was a shy man and only talked to his
  scientific friends.
• He died on Feb,24,1810 at the age of 79 years
  old.
• This is the only picture of him.

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Schooling

• He mastered in science.
• He attended Dr. Newcomes school at the age of
  11.
• He attended Cambridge University. He went there
  for 4 years and did not get degree!

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Inventions

• One of his experiments was to find the destiny of
  the earth.
• He made a hydrogen machine.

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Family

• His mother was Lady Anne Gray.
• His father was Lord Charles Cavendish.