This discovery, along with his earlier work on what would later be recognised as gaseous diffusion, would eventually lead John Dalton and Thomas Graham to formulate the kinetic theory of gases.
Penemuan ini, bersama dengan karya-karya awalnya yang di kemudian hari diakui sebagai difusi gas, kemudian mengarahkan John Dalton dan Thomas Graham untuk merumuskan teori kinetika gas.