“Henry, William”的意思、由来-百科全书

Henry, William

British chemist

born Dec. 12, 1775, Manchester

died Sept. 2, 1836, Pendlebury, Lancashire, Eng.

English physician and chemist who in 1803 proposed what is now called Henry's law, which states that the amount of a gas absorbed by a liquid is in proportion to the pressure of the gas above the liquid, provided that no chemical action occurs.

Henry took his doctor of medicine degree at Edinburgh (1807). When ill health forced him to retire from medical practice, he turned to chemistry. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1808 and the following year became a fellow of the Royal Society. His Elements of Experimental Chemistry went through 11 editions. He took his own life.

词条	Henry, William
释义	Henry, William British chemist born Dec. 12, 1775, Manchester died Sept. 2, 1836, Pendlebury, Lancashire, Eng. English physician and chemist who in 1803 proposed what is now called Henry's law, which states that the amount of a gas absorbed by a liquid is in proportion to the pressure of the gas above the liquid, provided that no chemical action occurs. Henry took his doctor of medicine degree at Edinburgh (1807). When ill health forced him to retire from medical practice, he turned to chemistry. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1808 and the following year became a fellow of the Royal Society. His Elements of Experimental Chemistry went through 11 editions. He took his own life.
随便看	Terry-Thomas Tertiary Period tertulia Tertullian Teruel Terzaghi, Karl terza rima Teschen teschenite Teschner, Richard Teshio-sammyaku Teshub tesla Tesla, Nikola Teso tessellated pavement tessera Tess Gallagher Tessin, Carl Gustaf, Greve Tessin, Nicodemus, The Elder Tessin, Nicodemus, The Younger tessitura test testacean test act