Henry Cavendish vs Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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Compare the life timelines of Henry Cavendish (1731–1810) and Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1736 to 1810.
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Henry Cavendish (1731–1810)
- — Born in Nice, France Verified
- — Entered Hackney Academy in London Verified
- — Studied at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge Verified
- — Elected Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Discovered hydrogen, which he called 'inflammable air' Verified
- — Demonstrated that water is produced by combining hydrogen and oxygen Verified
- — Determined the composition of the atmosphere Verified
- — Performed the Cavendish experiment measuring the density of the Earth Verified
- — Died in London Verified
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813)
- — Born in Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia Verified
- — Appointed professor of mathematics at the Royal Artillery School in Turin Verified
- — Co-founded the scientific society that became the Turin Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Succeeded Euler as director of mathematics at the Prussian Academy in Berlin Verified
- — Married his cousin Vittoria Conti Verified
- — Moved to Paris to join the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Published Mecanique analytique Verified
- — Married Renee-Francoise-Adelaide Le Monnier Verified
- — Became founding professor of analysis at the Ecole Polytechnique Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified