Name: A Table of the Refraction 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 a column of mercury in the other arm was reduced. The change in volume was in accord with the theoretical law (Boyle's Law) that volume is inversely proportional to the pressure. Dated 17th century - SuperStock
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$A Table of the Refraction of the Air: Using a glass U-tube and a column of mercury, the volume of air contained in one arm of the tube increased as the length, and so the pressure, of a column of mercury in the other arm was reduced. The change in volume was in accord with the theoretical law (Boyle's Law) that volume is inversely proportional to the pressure. Dated 17th century$

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