FTP, name this British scientist, best known for his experiments on hydrogen and for using a method developed by Michell to determine the gravitational constant.
He left Cambridge without a degree, and after inheriting a fortune from his uncle he lived as a recluse in London, devoting himself to his research. Independently of James Watt, he showed that water was produced by the union of two gases, and in 1760 he discovered a property of inflammable air which led to the hot-air balloon. FTP, name this British scientist, best known for his experiments on hydrogen and for using a method developed by Michell to determine the gravitational constant.
He left Cambridge without a degree, and after inheriting a fortune from his uncle he lived as a recluse in London, devoting himself to his research.
Henry {Cavendish}