Argonaut Jr – Boyle’s Law

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Boyle’s Law explains the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas when temperature is constant. It states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure, meaning if you increase the pressure, the volume decreases, and vice versa.

Argonaut Jr – History

DougSteel Boat

From Jules Verne’s “20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea” to Simon Lake’s Argonaut Submarine. “Anything one man can imagine; other men can make real.” -Jules Verne

Argonaut Jr and Simon Lake’s Dive Helmet

DougSteel Boat

“My diving suit really should have been preserved in a museum if only as an example of what can be done when one has to do it. I hammered iron into the form of an open helmet, into the front of which I fastened a dead-light, from an old yacht, and covered the whole, except for the dead-light-with painted canvas … Read More