Robert Boyle Research Paper

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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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