Robert Boyle
1627 - 1691
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Robert Boyle was an Irish-born scientist who was a founding fellow of the Royal Society. His work in chemistry was aimed at establishing it as a mathematical science based on a mechanistic theory of matter.
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| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1663 |
| Lunar features | Crater Boyle |
| Biography in Aubrey's Brief Lives | |
| Popular biographies list | Number 39 |
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