In 1766 this English chemist discovered the properties of hydrogen, which he called "inflammable air"
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Lord Rayleigh, realized that their newly discovered inert gas, argon,... [DOC] [TLE] Meet Brother Gregory 7 [PAR] "It was Cavendish, another English chemist, that was the first person to 
investigate the chemical properties of this gas in 1766, and many people say he 
should be given the ... "He mixed hydrogen (which he was still calling '
inflammable air') with ... he called the new element 'hydrogen', which means '
water-former', and he... [DOC] [TLE] Henry Cavendish facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] He was a trustee of the British Museum (1773) and a manager of the Royal 
Institution ... the most important of which were those on pneumatic chemistry in