The Sceptical Chymist (Chemistry) - Softcover

"Boyle, Robert "

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486428257 ISBN 13: 9780486428253

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2003

Synopsis

This classic of scientific reporting by English chemist Robert Boyle, first published in 1661, is the best known of his many works. In this volume, Boyle defines the term "element," asserting that all natural phenomena can be explained by the motion and organization of primary particles. 1911 edition.

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Review:

"After three centuries we now appreciate how completely untenable were the beliefs of the spagyrists and peripatetics, and how significant a part Boyle played in blowing them sky-high."

Synopsis:

Cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. This reprint of the 1911 E.P. Dutton edition features the original 1611 edition (J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., London) of Robert Boyle's seminal text on chemistry. The 17th-century English, as well as the occasional quotations in Latin and Greek, are reproduced in their original, without annotation or translat

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486428257
• ISBN 13: 9780486428253
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 254