Robert Boyle's Rare Book Online Forms and Qualities
Posted by Richard Gabriel on Sun, Feb 21, 2010 @ 05:58 PM
Robert Boyle was one of those rare scientists, chemist, alchemist, politician, philosopher, inventor and writer. He never married but was constantly surrounded by a wide audience of friends. His skill at dialogue and language were reported to be highly engaging in interesting, sparking many discussions with just about anyone. His personality endeared him to a great many people poor and rich alike, King and politician, luminary and workers. He wrote and worked exhaustively and produced for us today, the beginnings of rational thought in chemistry, amongst many other accomplishments. Boyle's works have to some degree been overlooked but certainly he stands on an equal plane with a great many other scientific personages who helped forge and develop the scientific thought, method and philosophy.
He is best known for his work on the gases which resulted in Boyle's Law. A foundation from which many an engineer has learned their craft of designing and controling chemical reactions where gases might be emitted or involved.
We are featuring a very nice copy of Boyle's book printed in 1667 and signed by Maiben C. Motherwell of Trinity College, Dublin. The book, Origins and Formes is fascinating to read, easy to understand and no copies are available as far as we can see, anywhere else.
This volume has been skillfully rebacked and will last another three or four hundred years before it will need rebacking again...You can see it on our site at: Calix Books But Hurry, it will be sold by February 27, 2010!
