The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F. R. S. 2 Volume Set

A collection of Cavendish's results from his electric, magnetic and chemical experiments, first published in 1921.

Henry Cavendish (Author), James Clerk Maxwell (Edited by), Sir Edward Thorpe (Edited by), Sir Joseph Larmor (Edited by)

9781108018234, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 2 February 2011

1024 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 6 cm, 1.79 kg

Henry Cavendish (1731–1810) was an English scientist whose published work was mostly concerned with electricity. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1760. Cavendish was a prolific scientific investigator, performing experiments on not only electricity but also magnetism, thermometry, gases, heat potential and the chemical composition of water. Although he published some of his research, including his discovery of hydrogen, the majority of his work remained unpublished until 1879, when James Clerk Maxwell published a collection of Cavendish's electrical experiments. These papers showed that Cavendish had discovered many important electrical concepts which had since been credited to other researchers, including the concept of electric potential. First published in 1921, these volumes are a collection of Cavendish's results from his many experiments. They include published and unpublished papers on electrical, chemical, magnetic and thermometry experiments.

Volume 1: Preface Sir Joseph Larmor
Introduction
First published paper on electricity, 1771
Preliminary propositions
Appendix
Thoughts concerning electricity
Account of the experiments
Second published paper on electricity, 1776
Experiments in 1771
Experiments in 1772
Experiments in 1773
Measurers
Experiments with the artificial torpedo
Resistance to electricity
Results of comparisons of charges
Results on resistance
Notes by the editor, 1879 James Clerk Maxwell
Life of Cavendish Thomas Young
Index to Cavendish Manuscripts. Volume 2: Introduction
Reprint of papers communicated by Cavendish to the Royal Society and published in the Philosophical Transactions
Unpublished papers from the original manuscripts in the possession of the Duke of Devonshire, K. G., LL. D., F. R. S.
Cavendish's mathematical and dynamical manuscripts Sir Joseph Larmor
Cavendish as a geologist Sir Archibald Geikie
Cavendish's astronomical manuscripts Sir Frank W. Dyson
Cavendish's magnetic work Charles Chree
Index.

Subject Areas: History of science [PDX]