CHAP. IV
1. Of greater Moment in the Investigation of
the Nature of Colours is the Controversie, Whether
those of the Rain-bow, and those that are often seen
in Clouds, before the Rising, ...
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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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Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours (1664)
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle