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			{{Short description\|British natural philosopher who identified hydrogen as a distinct gas}}
	{{Infobox scientist		{{Infobox scientist
			\| name = Henry Cavendish
	\| image = Biography_Henry_Cavendish.jpg		\| image = Biography_Henry_Cavendish.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Henry~~ Cavendish		\| caption = Cavendish signature image
	\| ~~name~~ = ~~Henry Cavendish~~		\| birth_date = 10 October 1731
	\| ~~birth_date~~ = ~~1731~~		\| birth_place = Nice, Kingdom of Sardinia
	\| death_date = 1810		\| death_date = 24 February 1810
			\| death_place = London, England
	\| fields = Natural philosophy; chemistry; physics		\| fields = Natural philosophy; chemistry; physics
	\| work_institutions = Royal Society		\| work_institutions = Royal Society
	\| known_for = Hydrogen; Cavendish experiment~~; chemistry of gases~~		\| known_for = Hydrogen; composition of water; Cavendish experiment
	}}		}}

	~~{{Short description\|Scientist who identified hydrogen as a distinct gas}}~~
	'''Henry Cavendish''' (1731-1810) was a British natural philosopher and experimental scientist. He identified hydrogen as a distinct gas and studied its production and properties.		'''Henry Cavendish''' (1731-1810) was a British natural philosopher and experimental scientist. He identified hydrogen as a distinct gas and studied its production and properties.

	In the Quantum Collection, Cavendish is linked with ~~the early chemical history of~~ [[Physics:Quantum atoms/hydrogen\|hydrogen]], the simplest atom and a central ~~system in atomic~~ quantum theory.		== Hydrogen ==
			Cavendish called hydrogen "inflammable air" and showed that it produced water when burned. This work connected the chemistry of gases with the later atomic understanding of matter.

			In the Quantum Collection, Cavendish is linked with [[Physics:Quantum atoms/hydrogen\|hydrogen]], the simplest atom and one of the central systems used to test quantum theory.

	== ~~See also~~ ==		== Quantum Collection links ==
	* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/hydrogen]]		* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/hydrogen]]
	* [[Physics:Quantum Hydrogen atom]]		* [[Physics:Quantum Hydrogen atom]]
			* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/energy level]]

			== References ==
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			* {{Cite web \|title=Henry Cavendish \|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Cavendish \|website=Encyclopaedia Britannica \|access-date=2026-05-23}}
			* {{Cite web \|title=Henry Cavendish \|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/education/scientific-biographies/henry-cavendish/ \|website=Science History Institute \|access-date=2026-05-23}}

	{{Author\|Harold Foppele}}		{{Author\|Harold Foppele}}

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			{{Infobox scientist
			\| name = Henry Cavendish
			\| birth_date = 1731
			\| death_date = 1810
			\| fields = Natural philosophy; chemistry; physics
			\| work_institutions = Royal Society
			\| known_for = Hydrogen; Cavendish experiment; chemistry of gases
			}}

	{{Short description\|Scientist who identified hydrogen as a distinct gas}}		{{Short description\|Scientist who identified hydrogen as a distinct gas}}
	'''Henry Cavendish''' (1731-1810) was a British natural philosopher and experimental scientist. He identified hydrogen as a distinct gas and studied its production and properties.		'''Henry Cavendish''' (1731-1810) was a British natural philosopher and experimental scientist. He identified hydrogen as a distinct gas and studied its production and properties.

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{{Short description|Scientist who identified hydrogen as a distinct gas}}
'''Henry Cavendish''' (1731-1810) was a British natural philosopher and experimental scientist. He identified hydrogen as a distinct gas and studied its production and properties.

In the Quantum Collection, Cavendish is linked with the early chemical history of [[Physics:Quantum atoms/hydrogen|hydrogen]], the simplest atom and a central system in atomic quantum theory.

== See also ==
* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/hydrogen]]
* [[Physics:Quantum Hydrogen atom]]

{{Author|Harold Foppele}}