3h 44min, jan 1, 1662 y - Robert Boyle discovered the relationship between the volume of gases is inversely proportional to the pressure of gases. In his book "New Experiments," Boyle illustrated that air was a material substance with physical and chemical properties. Boyle made a wishlist for inventions of the future which included modern inventions such as painkillers and flight.
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