Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist, 19th century. Gay-Lussac (1778-1850) made balloon ascents to investigate terrestrial magnetism and composition and characteristics of the atmosphere at different altitudes. He determined that the same volume of any gas will expand equally in response to the same increase in temperature. Obverse of a commemorative medal.
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