| Authorised form of name | Cavendish; Lord; Charles (c 1704 - 1783) |
| Dates | c 1704 - 1783 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | c. 1704 |
| Date of death | 28 April 1783 |
| Research field | Mechanics |
| Activity | Education:
Eton College
Career:
MP for Heytesbury (1725-1727); MP for Westminster (1727-1734); MP for Derbyshire (1734-1741); Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales (1728-1730); devised a self-registering thermometer which was used to measure the temperature of sea water at depth
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/06/1727 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
VP 1751-1752, 1755, 1757 and 1760-1762
Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1757 |
| Relationships | Son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire; married Anne, daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent; grandson of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (FRS 1663); nephew of Lord James Cavendish (FRS 1719); father of Henry Cavendish (FRS 1760) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Sedgwick; Taylor Hanoverian
References:
J S Rowlinson, 'Aristocratic Physics', review of Christa Jungnickel and Russell McCormmach, Cavendish in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 194-196
P Fontes da Costa, 'The Culture of Curiosity at The Royal Society in the first half of the eighteenth century', NR 2002 vo l56 pp 147-166
Notes:
Pogg gives date of birth as 1703. JB states VP Oct 1751, Jan 1752, Dec 1755 and Jun 1757. May have been VP for other years, not noted on PL. Sedgwick gives date of birth as after 1700. Proposed by William Jones |
| Code | NA7804 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| AB/1/2/1/26 | Bill for John Dollond | 19 December 1760 |
| AB/1/2/1/28 | Order of Council That Peter Davall Esq, VP pay into the hands of the Treasurer, the Balance now remaining in his hands of the money received by Him at the Exchequer in consequence of his late Majesty's warrant | 21 January 1761 |
| L&P/3/262/1 | Letter, 'Of thermometers for particular uses' from Charles Cavendish to the Royal Society | 1757 |
| L&P/3/262 | Paper, 'Of thermometers for particular uses' by Charles Cavendish | 1757 |
| MM/4/17 | Letter from Martin Folkes, President, Royal Society, on the appointment of Vice-Presidents | 1751 |
| MM/5/39 | Memorial from the Royal Society to King George III concerning the Transit of Venus of 1769 | c.1768 |