Scientist
Henry Cavendish
Weighed the Earth in a shed with lead balls and a torsion balance, and was so painfully shy that he communicated with his housekeeper by note.
Henry Cavendish was an English experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist. He is noted for his discovery of hydrogen, which he termed "inflammable air". He described the density of inflammable air, which formed water on combustion, in a 1766 paper, On Factitious Airs. Antoine Lavoisier later reproduced Cavendish's experiment and gave the element its name.
- Born
- 1731-10-10, Nice, FranceA Wednesday
- Died
- 1810-02-24, London, EnglandA Saturday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1731-10-10, Nice, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 16°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 9°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 1°20′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Libra | 10°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 8°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 26°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 29°15′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 3°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 17°22′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 15°24′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1810-02-24, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 5°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 5°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 19°40′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 0°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 3°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 23°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 14°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 14°15′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 8°58′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Pisces | 15°06′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Henry Cavendish was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.