Robert Boyle
1627-1691
British chemist and natural philosopher who is primarily known for his experiments on the physical properties of gases. In The Sceptical Chymist (1661) Boyle proposed a corpuscu...
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Robert Boyle
1627-1691
Irish Chemist and Physicist
Robert Boyle never earned a college degree. As a physicist, however, he performed some of the earliest experiments with gases. As a chemist, he helpe...
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Boyle, Robert
Born at Lismore Castle in Munster, Ireland, on January 25, 1627, Robert Boyle (1627–1691) was an experimentalist who made fundamental contributions to chemistry, hydrostatics, phi...
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Boyle, Robert(1627–1691)
Robert Boyle, the English natural philosopher, was the fourteenth child of Richard Boyle, the first earl of Cork, who by judicious marriages and land purchases had made...
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The English chemist, physicist, and natural philosopher Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was a leading advocate of "corpuscular philosophy." He made important contributions to chemistry, pneumatics, and the t...
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For centuries people believed that everything was made of just three or four substances, which were mistakenly called elements. It was Boyle who first set science on the right track and asserted the t...
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Boyle is considered by many as the father of modern chemisty. He offered the first accurate definitions of elements and chemical reactions, is credited with pioneering modern scientific method, and al...
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Before the 1700s alchemists and some scientists believed that one substance could be changed into another, and they tried to prove it by transforming such common metals as lead into gold and silver. R...
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Robert Boyle, often referred to as "the father of modern chemistry," was a revolutionary scientific figure in his belief that all scientific disciplines should be subjected to the rigors of scientific...
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Boyle is considered by many as the father of modern chemisty. He offered the first accurate definitions of elements and chemical reactions, is credited with pioneering modern scientific method, and al...
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For centuries people believed that everything was made of just three or four substances, which were mistakenly called elements. It was Boyle who first set science on the right track and asserted the t...
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Mr. Robert Boyle, a Christian Gentleman
by Emily Dillie
Robert Boyle was born January 25, 1627, in Ireland, the son of the wealthy, famous, and well-respected Earl of Cork. His father, not wanting...
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