Did Moby Dick Break Boyle's Law?

Spruch addresses the question of whether the whale in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" could really remain submerged long enough to devour a squid at the bottom of the ocean. The image seems to defy Boyle's Law.

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Published in:The American scholar 1998-09, Vol.67 (4), p.65-72
Main Author: SPRUCH, GRACE MARMOR
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Air
Air pressure
Bathtubs
Boyle's law
Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)
Boyles law
Case studies
Decompression sickness
Law
Literary criticism
Literature
Literature and science
Lungs
Melville, Herman
Melville, Herman (1819-1891)
Oxygen
Physics
Science
Science in literature
Spermatozoa
Water pressure
Whales
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Summary:Spruch addresses the question of whether the whale in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" could really remain submerged long enough to devour a squid at the bottom of the ocean. The image seems to defy Boyle's Law.
ISSN:0003-0937
2162-2892