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Encyclopedia > Guillaume Amontons

Guillaume Amontons (August 31, 1663 - October 11, 1705) was a French instrument inventor and physicist. He improved the barometer, hygrometer, and thermometer, and discovered pressure-temperature gas law (see Graham's law).


Amontons was born and died in Paris, France.


The lunar crater Amontons is named after him.


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Guillaume Amontons (August 31, 1663 - October 11, 1705) was a French scientific instrument inventor and physicist.
Amonton investigated the relationship between pressure and temperature in gases though he lacked accurate and precise thermometers.
The Amontons crater on the Moon is named after him.
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