A Boyle’s law apparatus shows that the pressure of a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its volume. This example came from the U.S. Weather Bureau. The "E. & A." inscription on the base is that of Eimer & Amend, an apparatus firm in New York City.
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