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In a series of experiments with his family friend, [[Richard Towneley]], Henry Power discovered the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas that later became known as [[Boyle's law]]. This relationship was outlined in [["Experimental Philosophy"]]. However, many may argue nevertheless that a prepublication manuscript of Experimental Philosophy cited the hypothesis as the sole work of Mr. Richard Towneley. Robert Boyle's mention of the theory preceded the publication of Experimental Philosophy by one year, which, combined with Boyle's promotion of the idea and his significant status as an aristocratic [[scientist]], ensured the theory would be known as "Boyle's Law". Boyle attributed Towneley as the sole researcher, ensuring that Power's contributions were all but lost to history.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Webster |first=Charles |year=1965 |title=The Discovery of Boyle's Law, and the Concept of the Elasticity of Air in the Seventeenth Century. |journal=Archive for History of Exact Sciences |publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer-Verlag]] |doi=10.1007/BF00324880 <!--|js40049658 unknown number--> |issn=1432-0657 |oclc=39966759 |volume=2 |number=6 |pages=441–502|s2cid=120414681 }}</ref>