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Robert Boyle ranks with Newton and Einstein as one of the world's most important scientists. This biography of Boyle navigates Boyle's voluminous published works as well as his personal letters and papers.

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"'A comprehensive account of Boyle's life that incorporates all the latest research... Hunter meticulously investigates every scrap of evidence.' Patricia Fara, BBC History Magazine 'This definitive biography of the great 17th-century scientist... is clear and very readable.' Rev. Adam Ford, Church Times 'We'll never know enough about the day-to-day life or the inner turmoil of one of the 17th-century's finest natural philosophers, but Hunter brings us as close as we are ever likely to get.' Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald"

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/11/2010
      ISBN13: 9780300169317, 978-0300169317
      ISBN10: 0300169310
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      History of science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Robert Boyle ranks with Newton and Einstein as one of the world's most important scientists. This biography of Boyle navigates Boyle's voluminous published works as well as his personal letters and papers.

      Trade Review
      "'A comprehensive account of Boyle's life that incorporates all the latest research... Hunter meticulously investigates every scrap of evidence.' Patricia Fara, BBC History Magazine 'This definitive biography of the great 17th-century scientist... is clear and very readable.' Rev. Adam Ford, Church Times 'We'll never know enough about the day-to-day life or the inner turmoil of one of the 17th-century's finest natural philosophers, but Hunter brings us as close as we are ever likely to get.' Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald"

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