Abstract
March 10, 1810. Henry Cavendish died.—Of noble birth and a natural philosopher in the widest sense of the term, Cavendish spent practically all his life in the pursuit of science, carrying out most of his work in his secluded home at Clapham. His experiments on air led to the discovery of the constant quantitative composition of the atmosphere, of the composition of water, and of nitric acid, and paved the way to the discovery of argon. He measured the density of the earth, and left a mass of valuable material relating to electricity which was published by Maxwell. Biot referred to him as “le plus riche de tous les savants, et probablement aussi le plus savant de tous les riches.” He is buried in All Saints' Church, Derby.
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