ROBERT BOYLE

INTRODUCTION

 Born 25 January 1627

 Died31 December 1691

(aged 64)

 Anglo-Irish,
Natural Philosopher ,
Chemist, Physicist and Inventor.

 Largely
regarded today as “The First
Modern chemist”.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

 Robert Boyle’s education began at home.

 Hestarted he’s college career at the age of

eight in England at Eton College.

 His
studied mainly theology and the
humanities and also mathematics.

 In
1654, Boyle moved to the university city of
oxford and studied the works of scholars.
INVISIBLE COLLEGE

A group of “Natural Philosophers” or

scholars interested in what is now known as
natural science.

 Boyle first came involved in the Invisible

College when he moved in stalbridge manor
in Dorset ,in England in 1646.

 The group later became as The Royal

Society.
ROYAL SOCIETY

 The first twelve members included Boyle,

John Wilkins, Christopher Wren, Sir Robert
Moray and William Viscount brouncker.

 Italso helped that Boyle had his works

translated into Latin, the international
language of the scholarship.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Boyle’s Law
 States the pressure (p)

of a given quantity of
gas varies inversely as
its volume (v) at
constant temperature.
 To support his

research Boyle
together with Robert
Hooke, Invented a
vacuum chamber, or
air pump,
Boyle’s Law
The Sceptical Chymist
(1661)

 Boyle said that the

matter is composed of
“corpuscles "of various
sizes capable of
arranging themselves
into group and that
constitutes a chemical
substance.
HITORICAL BACKGROUND
 Boyle became involved in Invisible College

during the English Civil War. The group kept a

low profile at this time.

 After the restoration of monarchy in England,

the group formed the foundations of The Royal
Society, which was recognized in 1660.

 King Charles II supported the Royal Society.

 After the restoration in 1660,while in Oxford

Boyle published of his written works.
IMPACT TO THE SOCIETY

 Boyle’swork became know around the

world, Thanks to The Royal Society.
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REPORTED BY:
REYES,MA.LORRANE A.