Fare Well

It is my time to say far well. I can no longer continue in writing any more posts for this blog. You have all been very supportive of my many achievements that I have achieved so far. But, writing posts daily I find myself getting distractive and not concentrating on what I should be. And, that is discovering new things and experimenting ideas. I am also working on publishing my works, so that it can be later be used as an aid to future chemists or physicists. One of things that I am working on publishing is called “On Fractious Airs”. Hopefully when it is finally published one of you will choose to read it. I wish you all the best, and remember to always follow your dreams!

"Inflammable Air"

Coming home after my walk I felt completely rejuvenated and ready to get back to work. So, I went up to my room also know as my lab and got lost in my work. I started my mixing random metals with strong acids, and then I discovered the element hydrogen. But, before I mixed the substance I built an apparatus, and this one I did build myself. This apparatus is what helped me make the hydrogen and collect it. (A picture of the apparatus is located on the right hand side of the post) I put the hydrogen aside and started to study it. I decided that I would mix the hydrogen with oxygen (from atmospheric air). Remember my question from yesterday, I am trying to find the answer. I mixed the two samples in quantities, of two to one. The two reacted! I decided to call in “Inflammable Air”. Just like that I formed water. I was completely in shock, how could I, Henry Cavendish form water. I was on a role, and just could not stop. The water I had created was to parts hydrogen and on part oxygen, it will later be known as H20. I truly do think of myself as the greatest Chemist of my time!

Coffee Addiction

I have finally recovered from my lack of sleep. Who knew that concentrating so hard on an experiment can make you forget about everything around you, believe me when I say that can be as addicting as coffee. You take your first sip and your hooked, that is how it is for me when trying to experiment with something you just can not stop. So, today I decided to finally leave the house and get some fresh air because it had just stopped raining early in the morning. Being a chemist and physicist I am always looking around for new ideas on what to explore further. I swear it is so hard to think about anything else. While taking a stroll around town and inhaling the crisp air, something clicked in my head. What is in the air we breathe that can make it suddenly rain? I may not know this instant what is, but I am sure going to research it. Who knew coffee could be so addicting?

Finally!

Ugh, I am completely exhausted! I have no idea how many hours it has been since I’ve got some sleep. But, on the contrary I have finally accomplished the experiment! After finding G it did not take my long to find the density of Earth. But, before I continue I must give credit to John Mitchell who was the true creator of the apparatus that I have used to solve my question, I posted before that it was by creation. I have been days at work, so I think it is time to catch up on some much needed sleep. I just could not keep this exciting news to myself, I had to share it with all of you.

"G"

So, it’s official I am no longer a student at Cambridge. I have moved back home to London to live with my father, where I will continue by dream. Some of you questioned why I called measuring G, “weighing the earth”. I called it that because G allows you to calculate Earth’s mass.

I have constructed an apparatus for this experiment, it’s a torsion balance. (I have included a picture to the right of this post.) On this torsion balance I am measuring the tiny force between lead masses, which helps me find the gravitational attraction between the small balls and the large balls. By doing this, I am able to resolve the force between the masses. The gravitational force of the Earth on the small ball can be measured by weighing it and the relative amount of the two forces which helps achieve the calculation of the Earth’s density. I figured this out with help from Sir Isaac Newton’s Law of gravitation. I am going to continue with this experiment, because I can finally sense results coming!

Weighing the Earth

Today I decided to get some of my school work done, instead of trying to decide what my next experiment would be. So, I went to the library to get some quite studying and to catch up on my homework. While I was looking for a book to help me with my history homework I came upon an autobiography of Isaac Newton. One of the chapters in the book caught my full attention, it this chapter Isaac was discussing Law of Universal Gravitation. The Law of Universal Gravitation states that any two objects attract each other with a force to equal to the product of their masses divided by the square of their separation times a constant of proportionality. So, I checked out the book and decided that my new experiment with involve measuring G, I will be “weighing the earth”. I know what you are all thinking I am supposed to be working on a different experiment, but how can I when Isaac Newton was one of the greatest chemist and I have a chance to complete his experiment. I guess I didn't have much luck on trying to get my school work done, oh well. I think I mine as well drop out, it has been three long wasteful years here at Cambridge. I can continue my dream of becoming a chemist and physicist without a college degree.

Distracted...

I feel like I have been getting distracted with my experiment on capacitance, and my ideas on “airs”, that I haven’t checked back to my samples of gases that I took from the lake located on campus. After I thought about what the Professor had lectured about yesterday in class on “airs” which are developed in many chemical reactions, I find that it relates to my samples and notes that I took. I am still trying to decide how I can experiment with this. One thing I know for sure is that the equipment I have will not be enough to test this. I need to use some more complex equipment, like the ones we use in my Chemistry class. Maybe I can stay late after class and pretend like I am working on a lab. I have a feeling that when I finally figure out how to test this experiment I will be a great chemist.