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    A Christian scientist I decided to write about is Robert Boyle. Robert Boyle was born on January, 25, 1627 in Lismore Republic of Ireland. He died December, 31, 1691 from paralysis. Robert Boyle was known as ,"The Father of Modern Chemistry. " He was the youngest of the family and the most favorited according to his family. At age eleven Boyle was pulled out of school and toured at the Great Earl's new English base and eventually dispatched on a grand tour of Europe with his older brother. In 1665 Robert Boyle had moved to Oxford and there he joined the Invisible College which was a group of natural philosophers. While Boyle was at this college he hired Robert Hooke to help him experiment. Robert Boyle and Robert Hooke from there made air…

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    scientist I chose to write about is Robert Boyle. I will be telling you all the important facts that happened in his life time. I will tell you when he was born and when he died. I will also tell you where he was born and in where at. Also who his parents were and if he had and siblings. I will try to tell you all about Robert Boyle's life. Like what discoveries he made, tell you how he's important, and how he became known. Robert Boyle was born January 25, 1627 in Lismore, County Waterford,…

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    Robert Boyle was born in 1627, he was the seventh son of his father Richard Boyle. Boyle was named the father of of chemistry after he created a vacuum pump and found Boyle’s law, became a philosopher, chemist, physicist, and an inventor. He gave the first accurate definition of a chemical element, chemical reaction, and a chemical analysis. In 1641, Boyle went to Florence with his tutor who was French, he spent his winter studying with Galileo Galilei. He was also part of the “Invisible…

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    Robert Boyle Contribution

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    Robert Boyle, a seventeenth-century Anglo-Irish scholar and one of the most well-known scientists in history, was instrumental in the establishment of the natural sciences as concrete fields of inquiry rather than simply philosophical studies. His emphasis on the scientific method set a precedent that has allowed thousands of later discoveries to be scientifically tested and confirmed, allowing the human knowledge base to be greatly expanded. In addition to all of this, his work with gases and…

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    hundred years after their tales. Although alchemical knowledge and advancements are unclear or dubious during this time, we can be certain of alchemy’s advancement into the medieval ages. On February eleventh, 1144, Robert of Chester, a monk who was translating an Arabic text, finished ("Alchemical Confusion." ). From there, alchemy grew to sizable proportions and prospered in Europe for close to six hundred years ("Alchemists, Ancient and Modern." ). Around the middle ages to the late…

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    born... Robert Boyle. He was born at the Lismore Castle in Munster, Ireland. Robert was the 14th child of of Earl of Cork. He was tutored as a young boy at the great Earl's new English base. Later Boyle attended Oxford were he read and experimented with his assignments and colleagues. ("Robert Boyle | Chemical Heritage Foundation." Robert Boyle | Chemical Heritage Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2016.) Robert was later persuaded by his sister named Katherine to look on the…

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    Robert Boyle was a very well known philosopher of the seventeenth century. Coming from a wealthy background, Boyle was able to travel to many countries and gain knowledge about how the world works. He was curious and liked to perform experiments that would lead to discoveries about how God was present in nature. Being a devoted follower of Christ and active in his faith, he was very insistent that God was present in every situation and that the credit should always be given to Him. One of…

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    Robert Boyle is known as the “Father of Chemistry”, as he was a well-known philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor. He made many contributions to science, particularly chemistry, philosophy, and even some physics. Although he never married or had children, Boyle spent his life excelling in his field of study in chemistry; however, his other work included hydrostatics, physics, and even medicine. Boyle was born on January 25, 1627. He lived in a town called Lismore, County Waterford, in the…

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    Introduction- The movie My Brother Nikhil a movie based on the life of Dominic D’Souza is a classic example of how one needs to be sensitized towards the problems with one is suffering through and lays emphasis on how it is being dealt to with the society. The Storyline- The movie begins by the Kapoor’s staying in the city of Goa. Set in the 1980’s it tells us about how Mr. Navin Kapoor, the main member to the Kapoor family always wanted to become a swimmer in his life but couldn’t achieve the…

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