Talk:Boyle's law
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[edit] Discovery
According to several sources, including Physical Chemistry by Laidler, Meiser, and Sanctuary, Boyle did not discover this relationship, but rather, was the first to publish it. It was discovered by Richard Towneley and Henry Power, two amateur scientists. Boyle confirmed their work and received the credit. As this appears to be the case in most scientific literature, I'm going to change this article accordingly. KraDakar 18:01, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Easy explanation
I remember my physics teacher describing this law as akin to what happens when you shake a coke can. This could be put in italics, possibly...so that children can understand, you see. Fishystick 22:39, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] P vs. p
On all the other gas law pages, pressure is a capital P. On this one, it's a lowercase p. Everywhere else, I've seen an uppercase P. Perhaps this should be changed? 71.240.251.37 04:35, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
- Agreed. Done. -- 64.9.237.36 00:41, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
