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Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)
The Anglo-Irish chemist and natural philosopher, Robert Boyle, was noted for his pioneering experiments on the properties of gases and his espousal of a corpuscular view of matter that was a forerunner of the modern theory of chemical elements. He was a founding member of the Royal Society of London.
Select Texts:

• Some motives and incentives to the love of God, 1659.
• New experiments physico-mechanicall, touching the spring of the air, and its effects, 1660.
• Some considerations touching the style of the H. Scriptures, 1661.
• Certain physiological essays, 1661.
• The [s]ceptical chymist, or, Chymico-physical doubts & paradoxes, 1661.
• A defence of the doctrine touching the spring and weight of the air, 1662.
• Chymista scepticus, vel, Dubia et paradoxa chymico-physica circa spagyricorum principia, 1662.
• Some considerations touching the vsefulnesse of experimental naturall philosophy propos'd in familiar discourses to a friend, by way of invitation to the study of it, 1663.
• Experiments and considerations touching colours, 1664.
• New experiments and observations touching cold, or, An experimental history of cold begun, 1665.
• Occasional reflections upon several subiects, whereto is premis'd a discourse about such kind of thoughts, 1665.
• The origine of formes and qualities, (according to the corpuscular philosophy) illustrated by considerations and experiments, 1666.
• Hydrostatical paradoxes made out by new experiments, for the most physical and easie, 1666.
• Essay about the origine & virtues of gems, 1672.
• Essays of the strange subtilty, great efficacy, determinate nature of effluviums, 1673.