Robert Boyle reconsidered
By: edited by Michael Hunter.
Contributors: Hunter, Michael Cyril William.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.; Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.; Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Description: This book presents a new view of Robert Boyle (1627-91), the leading British scientist in the generation before Newton. It comprises a series of essays by scholars from Europe and North America which scrutinise Boyle's writings on science, philosophy and theology in detail, bringing out the subtlety of his ideas and the complexity of his relationship with his context.

Particular attention is given to Boyle's interest in alchemy and to other facets of his ideas which might initially seem surprising in a leading advocate of the mechanical philosophy. Many of the essays use material from among Boyle's extensive manuscripts, which have recently been catalogued for the first time. The introduction surveys the state of Boyle studies and deploys the findings of the essays to offer a revaluation of Boyle.

As an additional resource, the book also includes a complete bibliography of writings on Boyle since 1940.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-226) and index.