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Cavendish

(kăv`əndĭsh), pseud. of

Henry Jones,

1831–99, English card game expert. Jones studied medicine, practiced in London, and retired in 1868. He became a leading authority on card games and was the first person to formulate a system of playing whistwhist,
card game for four players, those on opposite sides of the table being partners. The full pack of 52 cards is dealt. The dealer's last card is turned up to indicate trump, and after he draws this card in hand, the player on the left of the dealer leads.
..... Click the link for more information. . He was the author of Principles of Whist: Stated and Explained by "Cavendish" (1862) and later wrote books on piquet, écarté, billiards, lawn tennis, and croquet.

Cavendish

Henry. 1731--1810, British physicist and chemist: recognized hydrogen, determined the composition of water, and calculated the density of the earth by an experiment named after him

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Cavendish said: "I get on well with Peter and a crash is a crash but I'm not a fan of him putting his elbow in.

CAVENDISH CRASH FEAR

But the news looked much worse for Cavendish who was pushed into the barriers and was attended to by medics as others slowly crossed the line around him.

British duo take tumble in the Tour

Now, following the re-introduction of the two-rider Madison to the Olympic programme, Cavendish could go for gold.

Cavendish Mad about Tokyo gold; cycling

Cavendish had welcomed last week's announcement by the International Olympic Committee and appeared to be keen to persuade Geraint Thomas to return to the track for Tokyo.

Cavendish eyes gold medal run in Tokyo; CYCLING

Raja joined Cavendish Maxwell from rival property consultant, Chestertons, where he spent three years as director, branch manager, and head of valuations in Abu Dhabi.

Cavendish Maxwell relocates Abu Dhabi operations, appoints new head

Team Dimension Data said in a statement: "Recent blood work has revealed that Mark Cavendish suffers from infectious mononucleosis caused by the Epstein-Barr virus.

Cav set for gradual return from illness

Cavendish Kinetics' SmarTune RF MEMS antenna tuners have been adopted by 40 different smartphone models from 10 manufacturers, including the Samsung Galaxy A8.

SMARTUNE MAXIMIZES SAMSUNG GALAXY A8 RF PERFORMANCE

MARK Cavendish secured the Olympic medal which has proven so elusive with silver in the men's omnium - but admitted he was culpable for a crash which threatened to extend his wait for a podium place.

Silver medal Cav: Crash was my fault

MARK CAVENDISH was happy to let his fingers do the talking after a controversial finish left sore loser Marcel Kittel complaining of a carve-up.

FOUR DE FRANCE; LE TOUR German fury as Mark triumphs in sprint; Cavendish powers to stage win No.4

MARK Cavendish claimed his fourth stage win of the 2016 Tour de France and 30th of his career as rival Marcel Kittel was left fuming.

Kittel fuming but Cavendish makes it four stage wins

MARK Cavendish snatched his second stage victory by a matter of inches in Angers yesterday.

It's two out of three for Mark; TOUR DE FRANCE

BY IAN PARKER MARK CAVENDISH snatched his second victory of the 2016 Tour de France by a matter of millimetres in Angers yesterday.