Edme Mariotte

Edme Mariotte
Bornc.1620
Died12 May 1684 (aged 63-64)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forMariotte's bottle
Boyle–Mariotte law
Blind spot
Design of the first Newton's cradle

Edme Mariotte (/ˌmɑːriˈɒt/; French: [ɛdmə maʁjɔt]; c. 1620  12 May 1684) was a French physicist and priest (abbé). He is particularly well known for formulating Boyle's law independently of Robert Boyle. Mariotte is also credited with designing the first Newton's cradle.