cavendish experiment
1Cavendish experiment — The Cavendish experiment, done in 1797 ndash; 1798 by Henry Cavendish, was the first experiment to measure the force of gravity between masses in the laboratory, [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZrloHemOmUEC pg=PA355 Boys 1894] p.355] and the… …
2Cavendish experiment — Kevendišo eksperimentas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Cavendish experiment vok. Cavendishscher Versuch, m rus. опыт Кавендиша, m pranc. expérience de Cavendish, f …
3Cavendish-Experiment — Die Gravitationswaage ist das Messinstrument in einem physikalischen Experiment zur Bestimmung der Gravitationskonstanten G , welche die Stärke des Feldes der Anziehung, die von einer Masse auf andere Massen ausgeht, festlegt. Sie gibt also ein… …
4Cavendish experiment — Physics. the experiment, conducted by Henry Cavendish, that determined the constant of gravitation by using a torsion balance and measuring the torsion produced by two masses placed at given distances from the masses on the balance. * * *… …
5cavendish experiment — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Henry Cavendish died 1810 English chemist and physicist who first performed it : measurement of gravitation constant by a sensitive torsion balance * * * Physics. the experiment, conducted by… …
6Cavendish, Henry — born Oct. 10, 1731, Nice, France died Feb. 24, 1810, London, Eng. English physicist and chemist. A millionaire by inheritance, he lived as a recluse most of his life. He discovered the nature and properties of hydrogen, the specific heat of… …
7Cavendish , Henry — (1731–1810) English chemist and physicist Cavendish, who was born in Nice in the south of France, was the son of Lord Charles Cavendish, himself a fellow of the Royal Society and administrator of the British Museum. Henry was educated at… …
8Experiment — Vermehrung der Erfahrenheit durch den Trieb, allerlei zu versuchen. Kupferstich von Daniel Chodowiecki Ein Experiment (von lateinisch experimentum „Versuch, Beweis, Prüfung, Probe“) im Sinne der Wissenschaft ist eine methodisch angelegte… …
9cavendish — /kav euhn dish/, n. tobacco that has been softened, sweetened, and pressed into cakes. [1830 40; presumably named after maker or handler] * * * (as used in expressions) Bentinck William Henry Cavendish Lord Cavendish Henry Cavendish experiment… …
10Cavendish — /kav euhn dish/, n. 1. Henry, 1731 1810, English chemist and physicist. 2. William, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 1720 64, British statesman: prime minister 1756 57. * * * (as used in expressions) Bentinck William Henry Cavendish Lord Cavendish Henry… …
