Henry Cavendish FRS (/ˈkævəndɪʃ/ KAV-ən-dish; 10 October 1731 – 24 February 1810) was an English natural philosopher and scientist who was an important...
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William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, KG, PC, FRS (14 April 1738 – 30 October 1809) was a British Whig and then a Tory politician...
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Sir Henry Hardwick Cavendish (1550–1616) was the eldest son of the Tudor courtier Sir William Cavendish, and Lady Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury...
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William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck may refer to: William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738–1809), British Whig and Tory statesman...
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The Cavendish (or de Cavendish) family (/ˈkævəndɪʃ/ KAV-ən-dish; /ˈkændɪʃ/ KAN-dish) is a British noble family, of Anglo-Norman origins (though with an...
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William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland (redirect from William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland)
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, PC (24 June 1768 – 27 March 1854), styled Marquess of Titchfield until 1809, was a British...
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The Cavendish experiment, performed in 1797–1798 by English scientist Henry Cavendish, was the first experiment to measure the force of gravity between...
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Henry Cavendish (1731–1810) was a British scientist who discovered hydrogen. Henry Cavendish may also refer to: Sir Henry Cavendish (politician) (1550–1616)...
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The aforementioned Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck was a lieutenant-general in the British Army. His grandson Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck was a Conservative...
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Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, PC (24 June 1630 – 26 July 1691), styled Lord Henry Cavendish until 1659 and Viscount Mansfield...
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