Henry Cavendish vs Louis Antoine de Bougainville
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Compare the life timelines of Henry Cavendish (1731–1810) and Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1731 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
Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811)
- — Born in Paris, France Verified
- — Published a treatise on integral calculus Verified
- — Served as aide-de-camp to Montcalm in New France during the Seven Years' War Verified
- — Founded a French settlement in the Falkland Islands Verified
- — Led the first official French circumnavigation of the globe Verified
- — Published Voyage autour du monde Verified
- — Served in the French navy during the American Revolutionary War Verified
- — Made a senator and Count of the Empire under Napoleon Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified