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Robert Boyle FRS [2] (/ b ɔɪ l /; 25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish [3] natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, alchemist and inventor. Boyle is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry, and one of the pioneers of modern experimental scientific method.
Francis Line, SJ (1595 – 15 November 1675), also known as Linus of Liège, was a Jesuit priest and scientist. He is known for inventing a magnetic clock. [1] [2] He is noted as a contemporary critic of the theories and work of Isaac Newton. [3] He also challenged Robert Boyle and his law of gases. [4]
Articles related to the Anglo-Irish alchemist, chemist, and physicist Robert Boyle (1627-1691) and his career. Pages in category "Robert Boyle" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Robert Boyle's mention of the theory preceded the publication of Experimental Philosophy by one year, which, combined with Boyle's promotion of the idea and his significant status as an aristocratic scientist, ensured the theory would be known as "Boyle's law". Boyle attributed Towneley as the sole researcher, ensuring that Power's ...
Edme Mariotte (c. 1620 – 1684) – priest and physicist who recognized Boyle's Law and wrote about the nature of color; Francesco Maurolico (1494–1575) – Benedictine who made contributions to the fields of geometry, optics, conics, mechanics, music, and astronomy, and gave the first known proof by mathematical induction
Father Greg Boyle, founder of the Homeboy gang member redirection program, marks 50 years of service. 50 years as a Jesuit priest on a mission of redemption, and the homies say thanks to Father ...
Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, one of the largest gang intervention programs in L.A. County, is expected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden.
Ralph Sherwin (1550–1581), Jesuit priest, martyr and Catholic saint; Thomas Aufield (1552–1585), Roman Catholic priest and beatified martyr; John Cowell (1554–1611), Regius Professor of Civil Law, University of Cambridge, 1594–1611; Sir John Harington (1561–1612), author and inventor of the water closet