Title
Robert Boyle, Table of the Rarefication of the Air
Caption
A Table of the Rarefication of the Air: Using a glass U-tube and a column of mercury, the volume of air contained in one arm of the tube increased as the length, and so the pressure, of the column of mercury in the other arm was reduced. The change in volume was in accord with the theortical law, Boyle's Law, that volume is inversely proportional to the pressure.
Page from "New Experiments Physico-Mechanical, touching The Spring of the Air" by Robert Boyle (1627-1691) Irish born chemist and physicist.
London, 1682
Date
1682
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07115_011259P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
24,2Mb (1,1Mb) / 8,0in x 11,8in / 2386 x 3543 (300dpi)