The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-01-12
THE MODERN NEWTON
HENRY CAVENDlSH, THE SCIENTIST
AND MS ACHIEVEMENTS.
The Man Who Weighed the world
Was one ot the Shiest Of Mortals,
HAD an Intense Hatred For Women
and II Contempt For wealth.

scientist was one OF the shie>t oi
men. - far rs we have any record
De- was only i'll once in his life and that
illness killed him ut the respectable
axe of >cvcuty.nnc.
lie told his physician that "any pro
longatiou Of life would only proong
his mi>rrpS," and he died, rs he had
lived. alone. For the ordinary human
relations OF life he seemed - care moth
ing; he was absorbed in his expert
mrntS and loved his books and his lab
orutory more than anything else on
earth. Henry Caypndi>h who has been
called "the modern Newton" was born
IN 1874, only four years after Newton'S
death. He was educated at Il private
school at Hackney, from which he pass
cd 10 lrtvrhuusc, Cambridge, which he
left three years later without Il degree.
Thereafter hc was man of science
dryotus bis whole life to experimental
philosophy,
"lhr mann who weighed the world, ="
wrote Henry Caycudi>h's cousin, the
late Duke of pcvon>h,re. buried his
C,upham," Ills science. however, he
d.d not bury for he published TO the
world certain facts which placed him
IN the first rank Of experimental phjIoS'
ophorS, II WAS lie who converted oNy.
gen and hydrogen into water and prov.
Ell that II consists Of these gases; il was
Ar who lir>t stated the difference hr.
tween uiMa, and common electricity,
and IL wa, he who, ~ Il course Of in
gou!oUs experiments, weighed the
world.
Caycnd.>A had 10 vanity. He cared
for uo ones praise, avoided society
and was, as one must SUPPOSE, all un
Aap!y man. For money lie cared
little. lp 10 ms tortjrrA year he was
comparatively poor probably having
III amuua. Income Of NO more than $500,
bU, IN l113 IA uncle died who lett HIM
an enormous fortune. Ot that he spent
very little. lie was one Of those rare
luru who have no idea Of the value OF
money HIS per>ul!al needs were yer!
Simple ANA III" TACT th"l he was ilch
never seems I" nave slluvh MN us
matter OF interest
Cayrud.~h had two houses, one ON
1"pHa'A 'o!!''!'oIi ana another hr"l TIE
bFlt!>A AUseul!4' ~ Tie corner " Cow
er street ana Montague pace lie had
lew VISITORS uul us .p!"lE was III
We service ~ al! one WHO cared 10
Use H. YET 80 aAA.ous was lie 10 be
U"d!s'uEped' IAa' lie L.Eed II mousse III
lean street III Which 10 ucc0MlAodate
us bo'N> ana p".d librarian 10 look
lIIeF them When he waited 10 refer
10 A.s uOoAs, Il" Went around ~ though
70 circulating library ana lett re-
ce.P' lov Whatever lie TOOK away ~
t"H'F""'" """, "A.CA SHOULD he ell
COURAGE! nowadays
HIS mouse ~ ''apAam was pracu'
ca.y Il workshop, The upper rooms
were converted into all observatory,
Tie drawing rooA-tHvrAd!sA had III
use ~. drawing r0JAs--Was !abura'
tory. and IL AL aA,eroom lie had liked
up forge, On TIE lawn lie erected
Ntse, which enabled him ~ reach
H." Top ot u large tree, Oh which Sc.
cure and ISOLATED perch hv could he al.
sO.utciy alone wiki a.s thoughts.
A host one FATHERS that this
strange beng wa, hardly a success.
The very few rvop.r who wer. admit.
led 10 his taxi, were u,wav. given III,
same taye-a leg II mutton tn on.
occasion four ,r...,i-. ,u,.u war. %
fine with him Nn,u. hi, l,u..ka4,,.r
him ~. p, ,,,., 49,. va. -
give tL.,. IA r,. h.. sad . lao, 80. ,..,,.
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