The image of Robert Boyle owes much to a series of evaluations of him written shortly after his death by men who had known him well, such as John Evelyn, Gilbert Burnet and Sir Peter Pett. This book includes a selection of these previously unpublished texts.
Format: HardbackCONTRIBUTORS: Michael HunterEAN: 9781851960859COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 453 gHEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis LtdDATE PUBLISHED: 1994-12-01CITY: GENRE: PHILOSOPHY / General, SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / HistoryWIDTH: 156 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Philosophy
'An essential source book for all serious students of Boyle and seventeenth century science and should be available in all university libraries.' Ambix
Editor Michael Hunter is Professor of History, Birkbeck College, University of London. He is general editor of The Pickering Masters Works of Robert Boyle (14 Volumes) the Correspondence of Robert Boyle (6 Volumes), and editor of Robert Boyle Reconsidered (Cambridge University Press 1994).
The image of Robert Boyle owes much to a series of evaluations of him written shortly after his death by men who had known him well, such as John Evelyn, Gilbert Burnet and Sir Peter Pett. This book includes a selection of these previously unpublished texts.
Format: HardbackCONTRIBUTORS: Michael HunterEAN: 9781851960859COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 453 gHEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis LtdDATE PUBLISHED: 1994-12-01CITY: GENRE: PHILOSOPHY / General, SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / HistoryWIDTH: 156 cmSPINE:
Editor Michael Hunter is Professor of History, Birkbeck College, University of London. He is general editor of The Pickering Masters Works of Robert Boyle (14 Volumes) the Correspondence of Robert Boyle (6 Volumes), and editor of Robert Boyle Reconsidered (Cambridge University Press 1994).
