Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was an Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist who is best known for formulating Boyle's law in 1662, which says that the pressure of gases varies inversely with the volume. An eager Christian, Boyle was fluent in Hebrew, Greek, and Syriac and spent much of his private wealth on promoting the study of the Bible. As a director of the East India Company, he encouraged Christian missionary work in the Far East.
Sunday, 9 May 2010
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was an Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist who is best known for formulating Boyle's law in 1662, which says that the pressure of gases varies inversely with the volume. An eager Christian, Boyle was fluent in Hebrew, Greek, and Syriac and spent much of his private wealth on promoting the study of the Bible. As a director of the East India Company, he encouraged Christian missionary work in the Far East.
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