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What did Henry Cavendish discover about the freezing temperature of mercury?
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In 1783, Henry Cavendish published a paper regarding the temperature at which mercury freezes. In this research, he utilized the concept of latent heat, although he avoided using that specific term because he believed it implied an acceptance of a material theory of heat, which he opposed.1