Robert Boyle FRS (/bɔɪl/; 25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, alchemist and inventor. Boyle...
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pressure of a gas decreases proportionally, and vice versa. Boyle's law is named after Robert Boyle, who published the original law in 1662. An equivalent...
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Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 – 15 September 1643), also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was an English politician who served as Lord...
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Robert Boyle (1627–1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor Robert Boyle or Bob Boyle may also refer to: Robert...
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Robert Francis Boyle (October 10, 1909 – August 1, 2010) was an American film art director and production designer. He was nominated for four Academy Awards...
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as an assistant to the physical scientist Robert Boyle. Hooke built the vacuum pumps that were used in Boyle's experiments on gas law and also conducted...
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Chemical compound (section Robert Boyle)
modern—has been used at least since 1661 when Robert Boyle's The Sceptical Chymist was published. In this book, Boyle variously used the terms "compound", "compounded...
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Cornflower blue (section Robert Boyle)
medium-dark violet-blue hue. Robert Boyle reported a blue dye produced from the cornflower. This was also called Boyle's Blue and Cyan Blue. This dye...
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alchemy became popular, including support by fellows of the Royal Society: Robert Boyle and Elias Ashmole. Proponents of the supernatural interpretation of alchemy...
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their own report) used mercuric sulphide to dissolve gold, and informed Robert Boyle about it in a series of letters. The alkahest, according to Starkey,...
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Scientific racism (section Robert Boyle)
scientist who studied race was Robert Boyle (1627–1691), an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor. Boyle believed in what today is...
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Robert Boyle II (born on May 18, 1971) is an American animator, producer, writer, storyboard artist and director. He is the creator and executive producer...
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Corpuscularianism (section Robert Boyle)
especially with the names of Thomas Hobbes, René Descartes, Pierre Gassendi, Robert Boyle, Isaac Newton, and John Locke, corpuscularian theories can be found throughout...
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The Boyle Lectures are named after Robert Boyle, a prominent natural philosopher of the 17th century and son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. Under...
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Wiley & Sons. Boyle, Robert (1676). Experiments and notes about the mechanical origin or production of particular qualities. Boyle, Robert (1675) Experiments...
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Chemical element (section Robert Boyle)
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to Robert Boyle in 1679. He illustrated aether and its field around objects in this letter as well and used this as a way to inform Robert Boyle about...
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Bobbi Campbell (redirect from Robert Boyle Campbell Jr.)
Robert Boyle "Bobbi" Campbell Jr. (January 28, 1952 – August 15, 1984) was a public health nurse and an early United States AIDS activist. In September...
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Robert William Boyle (October 2, 1883 – April 18, 1955) was a physicist and one of the most important early pioneers in the development of sonar. Boyle...
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Robert Hamilton Boyle Jr. (August 21, 1928 – May 19, 2017) was an environmental activist, conservationist, book author, journalist and former senior writer...
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History of chemistry (section Robert Boyle)
for their scientific contributions include Jan Baptist van Helmont, Robert Boyle, and Isaac Newton. In the Islamic World, the Muslims were translating...
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In 1660, capillary action was still a novelty to the Irish chemist Robert Boyle, when he reported that "some inquisitive French Men" had observed that...
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scientist Robert Boyle discovered and described the reaction between iron filings and dilute acids, which results in the production of hydrogen gas. Boyle did...
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chemists at Oxford, Robert Boyle, Robert Hooke and John Mayow began to reshape the old alchemical traditions into a scientific discipline. Boyle in particular...
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Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science, formerly called Boyle Medal, is a prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry for Analytical Chemistry. It is awarded...
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James Robert Boyle (born July 27, 1961) is an American former professional football offensive tackle who played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers...
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he worked with such noted scientists and thinkers as Robert Boyle, Thomas Willis, and Robert Hooke. In 1666, he met Anthony Ashley Cooper, Lord Ashley...
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Invisible College (redirect from Boyle's Invisible College)
London, which consisted of a number of natural philosophers such as Robert Boyle and Christopher Wren, the term has been of considerable interest to scholars...
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by saints Cillian and Fergal. The scientist Robert Boyle is considered the "father of chemistry", and Robert Mallet one of the "fathers of seismology"....
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Richard Boyle (disambiguation), multiple people Robert Boyle (disambiguation), multiple people Stephen Boyle (disambiguation), multiple people Tommy Boyle (disambiguation)...
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