Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle was born on January 27, 1627 in County Waterford in the south-east of Ireland. He was the seventh son of the earl of Cork. In 1655 or 1666, Boyle moved to Oxford. It was here that he engaged Robert Hooke as an assistant and together they devised the most famous piece of experimental equipment associated with Boyle, the vacuum chamber or air-pump.
The technology of the 17th century could not produce high pressures or low temperatures. As technology improved, higher pressures and lower temperatures were able to be seen, and deviations from ideal gases became noticeable. In the mid 1600's, Robert Boyle studied the relationship between the pressure p and the volume V of a confined gas held at a constant temperature. Boyle observed that the product of the pressure and volume are observed to be nearly constant.
The technology of the 17th century could not produce high pressures or low temperatures. As technology improved, higher pressures and lower temperatures were able to be seen, and deviations from ideal gases became noticeable. In the mid 1600's, Robert Boyle studied the relationship between the pressure p and the volume V of a confined gas held at a constant temperature. Boyle observed that the product of the pressure and volume are observed to be nearly constant.