Biography-Boyle

-valued observation and experimentation as much as logical thinking and formulating accurate scientific understanding. -studied the world through mechanics and mathematics -a group of scientists whose primary goal was to organize and view experiments to organize and view experiments and com municate their knowledge and discoveries to each other.
 * (1627-1691)[[image:Robert_boyle.jpg width="257" height="288" align="right"]]
 * Born at Lismore Castle in Munster, Ireland
 * Was the 14th child of the Earl of Cork
 * Went to Eton College with his when he was 8 [[image:Eton_College_Chapel.jpg width="199" height="145" align="left" caption="Eton College "]]
 * When Eton's headmaster retired Robert had a hard time adjustingto the thenew discipline
 * His father noticed the problem and removed Robert to be privately tutored in November 1638
 * At the age of 12 he toured Europe
 * He traveled from Dieppe to paris, then to Lyon and then to Geneva
 * While there he studied French, Latin. rhetoric, religion, and most importantly Math
 * When he traveled to Florence, Galileo died in his villa.
 * Robert was deeply influenced by Galileo's death and he began to carefully study the late scientist's works.
 * Chemistry was chief interest
 * Robert had sympathy for Galileo and his treatment by the Roman Catholic Church, being himself a protestant
 * Committed himself to New Philosophy:
 * Committed himself to New Philosophy:
 * Played a key role in founding the Royal Society: