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Boyle is frequently described at the first modern chemist, but his work encompassed much more than that. Among other things, he was a founding member of the Royal Society.

Research:
Boyle, Robert. “An account of Philaretus during his Minority.” Accessed online: https://celt.ucc.ie/published/E650001-100.html
Boyle, Robert. “New experiments physico-mechanicall.” Oxford. 1660. https://archive.org/details/chepfl-lipr-AXA74/mode/1up?q=proportional
Boyle, Robert. “New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the air.” London. Richard Davis. 1682. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A29007.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext
Boyle, Robert. “The Sceptical Chymist.” London. J. Crooke. 1661. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/22914/pg22914.txt
“Copy of Sir Robert Boyle's Will.” Brief History of Blue. https://omekas.prattsi.org/s/HistoryofBlue/item/109
“December 31, 1691: Death of Robert Boyle.” This Month in Physics History. APS News. Dec. 1, 2016. https://www.aps.org/apsnews/2016/12/this-month-in-physics-history
Henderson, Felicity. “What Scientists Want: Robert Boyle’s To-do List.” The Royal Society. August 26, 2010. https://royalsociety.org/blog/2010/08/what-scientists-want-boyle-list/
Highmore, Nathaniel. “The history of generation. Examining the several opinions of divers authors, especially that of Sir Kenelm Digby, in his Discourse of bodies ...” 1651. Accessed online: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/kv5tr2uz/items
Martin, Christy. “Full Boyle.” Distillations Magazine. Science History Institute Museum and Library. May 13, 2012. https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/full-boyle/
Masson, Flora. “Robert Boyle: A Biography.” London: Constable & Company Ltd. 1914. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/73234/pg73234.txt
Principe, Lawrence M.. "Robert Boyle". Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Boyle
“Robert Boyle (1627-1691): Sherborne School library benefactor.” The Old Shirburnian Society. https://oldshirburnian.org.uk/robert-boyle-1627-1691/
“Robert Boyle: wishlist of a Restoration visionary.” The Guardian. June 3, 2010. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/jun/03/robert-boyle-royal-society-wishlist
“The Royal Society of London.” National Museum Australia. https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/exploration-and-endeavour/royal-society-london
Sweeney, Patricia E. “Robert Boyle.” Ebsco. 2022. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/robert-boyle
West, John B. “The Original Presentation of Boyle’s Law.” Journal of Applied Physiology 1999 87:4, 1543-1545. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jappl.1999.87.4.1543

Boyle is frequently described at the first modern chemist, but his work encompassed much more than that. Among other things, he was a founding member of the Royal Society.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Boyle, Robert. &ldquo;An account of Philaretus during his Minority.&rdquo; Accessed online: https://celt.ucc.ie/published/E650001-100.html</li>
<li>Boyle, Robert. &ldquo;New experiments physico-mechanicall.&rdquo; Oxford. 1660. https://archive.org/details/chepfl-lipr-AXA74/mode/1up?q=proportional</li>
<li>Boyle, Robert. &ldquo;New experiments physico-mechanical, touching the air.&rdquo; London. Richard Davis. 1682. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A29007.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext</li>
<li>Boyle, Robert. &ldquo;The Sceptical Chymist.&rdquo; London. J. Crooke. 1661. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/22914/pg22914.txt</li>
<li>&ldquo;Copy of Sir Robert Boyle's Will.&rdquo; Brief History of Blue. https://omekas.prattsi.org/s/HistoryofBlue/item/109</li>
<li>&ldquo;December 31, 1691: Death of Robert Boyle.&rdquo; This Month in Physics History. APS News. Dec. 1, 2016. https://www.aps.org/apsnews/2016/12/this-month-in-physics-history</li>
<li>Henderson, Felicity. &ldquo;What Scientists Want: Robert Boyle&rsquo;s To-do List.&rdquo; The Royal Society. August 26, 2010. https://royalsociety.org/blog/2010/08/what-scientists-want-boyle-list/</li>
<li>Highmore, Nathaniel. &ldquo;The history of generation. Examining the several opinions of divers authors, especially that of Sir Kenelm Digby, in his Discourse of bodies ...&rdquo; 1651. Accessed online: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/kv5tr2uz/items</li>
<li>Martin, Christy. &ldquo;Full Boyle.&rdquo; Distillations Magazine. Science History Institute Museum and Library. May 13, 2012. https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/full-boyle/</li>
<li>Masson, Flora. &ldquo;Robert Boyle: A Biography.&rdquo; London: Constable &amp; Company Ltd. 1914. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/73234/pg73234.txt</li>
<li>Principe, Lawrence M.. "Robert Boyle".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Boyle</li>
<li>&ldquo;Robert Boyle (1627-1691): Sherborne School library benefactor.&rdquo; The Old Shirburnian Society. https://oldshirburnian.org.uk/robert-boyle-1627-1691/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Robert Boyle: wishlist of a Restoration visionary.&rdquo; The Guardian. June 3, 2010. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/jun/03/robert-boyle-royal-society-wishlist</li>
<li>&ldquo;The Royal Society of London.&rdquo; National Museum Australia. https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/exploration-and-endeavour/royal-society-london</li>
<li>Sweeney, Patricia E. &ldquo;Robert Boyle.&rdquo; Ebsco. 2022. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/robert-boyle</li>
<li>West, John B. &ldquo;The Original Presentation of Boyle&rsquo;s Law.&rdquo; Journal of Applied Physiology&nbsp;1999&nbsp;87:4,&nbsp;1543-1545.&nbsp;https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jappl.1999.87.4.1543</li>
</ul>

Boyle is frequently described at the first modern chemist, but his work encompassed much more than that. Among other things, he was a founding member of the Royal Society.

Robert Boyle

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