and muceemed for it.

    Among a great deal else, ure of earted muco magnetism and gravity, and, quite extraordinarily, envisioned ty of black ive deductiont not even Ne in life ronomy, it ruction in making telescopes, a kindness for wary science ever since.

    4But of all t Micer impactt for measuring tunately,  ts and boto a brilliant but magnificently retiring London scientist named henryCavendish.

    Cavendiso a life of sumptuous privilege—ively, of Devons— gifted Englisistof  also trangest. o a “degree bordering on disease.” Any act .

    Once o find an Austrian admirer, fres step. Excitedly trian began to babble out praise. For a fes Cavendiss as if t object and to takeany more, fled do te, leaving t door  y. Even edter.

    Altimes venture into society—icularly devoted to tific soirées of t naturalist Sir Josep o ts t Cavendis to be approac. t o o y as if by accident and to “talk as4In 1781  person in to discover a planet. ed to call it George,after tis ead it became Uranus.

    it o vacancy.” If tifically  receive amumbled reply, but more often t to curn to find an actual vacancy and t of Cavendishfleeing for a more peaceful corner.

    ary inclinations allourn o a largelaboratory ricity, , gravity, gases, anyto do ion of matter. teentury ime  greenselyinterested in ties of fundamental tricity inparticular—and began seeing en e in an electricalstorm. In France, a c named Pilatre de Rozier tested ty of  a stroke t ible and t eyebro necessarily a