Gender and Boyle's Law of Gases

by Elizabeth Potter

Book Overview

Boyle's Law, which describes the relation between the pressure and volume of a gas, was worked out by Robert Boyle in the mid-1600s. His experiments are still considered examples of good scientific work and continue to be studied along with their historical and intellectual contexts by philosophers, historians, and sociologists. Now there is controversy over whether Boyle's work was based only on experimental evidence or whether it was influenced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253214556
• ISBN13: 9780253214553
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"