Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was an Anglo-Irish chemist, physicist, and experimental philosopher. Boyle was a prolific author, made significant experiments with air pumps, and presented the first litmus test. A founding member of the Royal Society, Boyle bequeathed funding for a long-lasting series of lectures, the Boyle Lectures, which aimed to show that the Christian faith and science were not incompatible.
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1627 - 1691Life of the scientist Robert Boyle.
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25 Jan 1627The scientist Robert Boyle is born in Ireland.
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1639 - 1642Robert Boyle embarks on a grand tour of Europe.
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1660Robert Boyle publishes the New Experiments Physico-Mechanical Touching the Spring of the Air, and Its Effects.
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1661Robert Boyle publishes The Skeptical Chymist.
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1662Robert Boyle is a founding fellow of the Royal Society in London.
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1664Robert Boyle publishes Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours.
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1668Robert Boyle moves to Pall Mall, London.
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1690Robert Boyle publishes The Christian Virtuoso.
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31 Dec 1691Robert Boyle dies and leaves funds for a series of annual lectures defending Christianity, the Boyle Lectures.
