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Re: The Cavendish experiment



At 09:32 2/24/00 -0600, Laurent responded to this:
...
It's amusing to catch a rare slip in the eponymous article describing
this very diffident, retiring person (14th ed. Enc. Brit. 1957 printing):

"Cavendish's last great achievement was his series of experiments
to determine the destiny of the Earth (Phil Trans 1798)..."

The Encyclopedia is right!
...
Laurent Hodges

He *did* determine the destiny of the Earth, then? :-)

Brian W







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Altus OK