Chemist. Born in Nice, France, to a British aristocratic family. Became a member of the Royal Society and discovered hydrogen. Following his father's death in 1783 he bought a house on Clapham Common and here he carried out most of his experiments, including weighing the Earth. We found this which shows his house as being about where the Clapham South Tescos superstore is now (be aware - the map's orientation is not the usual north-south).
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Henry Cavendish
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Henry Cavendish
Hon'ble. Henry Cavendish, Natural Philosopher lived here. Born 1731. Died 1...
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Robert Brown
Botanist. Born Montrose, Scotland. Librarian and curator of Joseph Banks' collection in Soho Square from 1810, and on Banks' death in 1820 Brown inherited the library and collection and was provid...
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James Maxwell
Developed the electromagnetic theory, unifying previous unrelated results. Born Edinburgh. Professor of Natural Philosophy at King's College London, 1860 - 65. Died Cambridge. Buried near Castle Do...
2 memorials
William Forsyth
Botanist. Born in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire. Trained as a gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden, taking over the chief gardening position in 1771. In 1784, he was appointed superintendent of the ro...
1 memorial
First traffic lights in world
Less than a month after the lights were installed the lamp blew up, seriously injuring the policeman who was operating it. See the IET and the Victorianist for two different takes on the story. 20...
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