He had shown, among other things, that sound did not travel in a vacuum, he had proved that flame required air as did life, and he investigated the elastic properties of air.
Niya ipinapakita, bukod sa iba pang mga bagay-bagay, na tunog ay hindi travel sa isang vacuum, niya na ang apoy na kinakailangan tulad ng hangin ay buhay, at siya investigated ang nababanat na pag-aari ng hangin.