gq: In the late 17th century, Robert Boyle proved that air is necessary for combustion. English chemist John Mayow (1641–1679) refined this work by showing that fire requires only a part of air that he called spiritus nitroaereus or just nitroaereus. In one experiment he found that placing either a mouse or a lit candle in a closed container over water caused the water to rise and replace one-fourteenth of the air's volume before extinguishing the subjects. From this he surmised that nitroaereus is consumed in both respiration and combustion.
Question: In what century did Mayow and Boyle perform their experiments? Question: Who proved that air is necessary for combustion? Question: What researcher showed that air is a necessity for combustion? Question: What English chemist showed that fire only needed nitoaereus? Question: What chemist showed that fire needed only a part of air? Question: John Mayow died in what year? Question: What did John Mayow  name the part of air that caused combustion? Question: What is consumed in both combustion and respiration? Question: Besides combustion, for what other action did Mayow show nitroaereus responsible?