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Robert Boyle
Jada Brentley
Ms. Foster – WHHS
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Robert Boyle was born to the richest of the rich on January 25 1627 in
Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland. Boyle was the youngest 7th son and 14th
child. His mother died with a year of the birth of their first child. He was mostly
taught at home. At the age of eight, he was sent to study at Eton in Geneva with
a private tutor his father had hired. Robert Carew, his tutor, taught him many
different subjects including science and philosophy, which helped begin leading
to further studies. Robert was still in Geneva when his father died in 1643.He
inherited much of his father’s money and used the money to finance his next trip,
England. In September 1641, he and his tutor went to Venice where he met
Galileo Galilei who was also a scientist. They worked together until Galileo died
in his villa. This event had a major effect on Boyle which led him to carefully
study Galileo’s works. His works made him become a strong supporter of his
(Galileo’s) philosophy and in this new approach of studying the world through
mathematics and mechanics. In 1659 Boyle worked on Otto Von Guericke’s air
pump and improved it by much. Later in 1662, he discovered a whole series of
important facts which he called Boyle’s Law, which he is most famous for. Boyle
wrote a book called “The Sceptical Chemist” which sought to educate chemist. It
was not a major selling book but it got scientist along with others attentions. He
had many colleagues such as Otto Von Guericke, Robert Hooke, Galileo Galilei,
Francis Bacon and others. Robert Boyle died on December 30, 1691 in London,
England. He is still known as the most influential Anglo-Irish scientist in history.
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