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isaac newton robert boyle
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robert boyle

robert boyle frs was an anglo-irish natural philosopher , chemist , physicist and inventor born in lismore , county waterford , ireland .
boyle is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist , and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry , and one of the pioneers of modern experimental scientific method .
he is best known for boyle 's law , which describes the inversely proportional relationship between the absolute pressure and volume of a gas , if the temperature is kept constant within a closed system .
among his works , `` the sceptical chymist '' is seen as a cornerstone book in the field of chemistry .
he was a devout and pious anglican and is noted for his writings in theology .
