Guillaume Amontons

Authors

  • University of the Negev

Abstract

Guillaume Amontons (1663-1705) was an experimentalist who devoted himself to the improvement of instruments employed in physical experiments, particularly the barometer, and the thermometer. Of special note are a folded barometer, a cisternless barometer to be used at sea, and a hygrometer of his invention. He experimented with an air-thermometer and pointed out that the extreme cold of such a thermometer would be that which reduced the spring of the air (pressure) to nothing, thus being the first to recognize that the use of air as a thermometric substance led to the inference of the existence of a zero of temperature. During his studies on the behavior of air he established that at constant volume the pressure varied inversely to the temperature. He devised an
external-combustion machine and was among the first to study problems due to friction in machines (Amontons-Coulomb laws).

Published

2022-05-25

How to Cite

Wisniak, J. . (2022). Guillaume Amontons. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CENIC) CHEMICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL, 36(3), 187-195. Retrieved from https://revista.cnic.cu/index.php/RevQuim/article/view/1572

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