Roberto Boyle (13 results)

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Poor. Published in the United States of Americ. 399 + xvi pp. A perfectly acceptable study or work or research or reading copy! Solid binding. Front cover page missing. Underlining throughout text.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a fascinating exploration of the nature of God and the human capacity for knowing God. Rooted in the philosophical and theological discussions of the Middle Ages, the author embarks on a journey to understand the vastness of divine wisdom and its manifestation in the material world. Drawing upon the works of notable thinkers and examining the complexities of creation, the author unravels the intricate interplay between God's multifaceted nature, human perception, and the limits of our understanding. Through a careful analysis of the divine attributes and the role of created beings, this book sheds light on the profound interconnectedness between the Creator and the created, delving into the fundamental questions of existence and the nature of reality. The author's insights delve deep into the intricacies of divine wisdom, revealing the boundless nature of God's knowledge and the limitations of human understanding. This book challenges readers to contemplate the depth of God's wisdom, inviting them to ponder the vastness of the divine and the wonders of creation. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Quarto. (2), 64 pp. Softcover, bound in a marbled paper wrap. Light foxing; offset. Of the Reconcileableness of Specific Medicines to the Corpuscular Philosophy. To which is annexed a Discourse about the Advantages of the Use of Simple Medicines. (First published London, 1685).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Introduction of the history of particular qualities of the cosmic qualities of things. Of the cosmic suppositions. Of the temperature of the submarine regions. Of the temperature of the subterranean regions. Of the bottom of the sea. Modern buchram binding, text is in Latin, light fox. Tractatus - Boyle in gilt to spine. No jacket. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Quarter leather. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dj. second edition. This book corresponds with Fulton 24A, with the "Genevae" imprint, and including the defence against Linus. Latin edition with bound together the original theory and Boyle's refutation of criticisms by Franciscus Linus and others. The defence contains the first formulation of Boyle's law. The defence initially appeared in 1662, this being the second edition in Latin. Bound in recent brown quarter leather with gilt spine titling and brown stipple cloth boards. The original leaves are wormed all the way through in the lower margins, not affecting text and incumbents long gone. An area around an inch square in the spine corner and opposite corner on first 90 pages is thus affected. Paper has general dusky marks and age darkening but not excessive for a work this age. Nova experimenta physico-mechanica de vi aeris elastica et ejusdem efflectibus, facta maximam partem in nova machina Pneumatica. (NEW EXPERIMENTS PHYSICO-MECHANICAL,TOUCHING The Spring of the Air,and its Effects,(Made for the most part, in a New Pneumatical Engine) Defensio doctrinae De elatere & gravitate aëris, propositae ab Honoratissimo Robert Boyle, in novis ipsus physico-mechanicis experimentis, adversus objectiones Francisci Lini. There is a single engraved folding plate bound between the two sections, and a single engraved plate bound at the rear. 12+154pp+5pp index + plate + 14+80pp+5 + plate. Size: 8vo.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Rare Oxford edition of Robert Boyle's book; recent cardboard binding with gilt title on spine; in-16°; inside very good condition; LXI, 291 pages;

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cover slightly worn, given its age. Fore edges of cover bent inwards (possibly on purpose from start). Very slightly cocked. Annotation and ex libris on front paste-down. Small annotation on front end-paper. Annotations and underlining on title page. Some stains on first half-dozen leafs. Small annotation on back end-paper. Annotations on back paste-down. Occasional very slight foxing. 50+444 pages. Text on page opposing title page: "Imprimatur, William Morrice. June 20th 1664." Probably 1st Latin edition. Very rare. As a whole, book is in remarkably good condition. 16mo. 494 p. Latin.

Condition: V.G. First Geneva Edition. Latin text. p.p.10 - 154 - 5 page syllabus. Folding plate. Fine Victorian calf. Small quarto. Important work first published in English by H. Hall, Oxford in 1660. English title "New Experiments Physico - Mechanical touching the Spring of the Air and its Effects, (made, for the most part, in a new Pneumatical Engine) written by way of letter to the Right Hon Charles, Lord Vicount of Dungarvan. This rare work was Boyle's first scientific work.

Condition: V.G. Boyle's First Scientific Work - Mechanica de Vi Aeris Elastica et Ejusdem Effectibus, Facta maximam parthem in Nova Machina Pneumatica et ad (hepotemfuum) Nobilissimum D. Carolum - Vicecomitem de Dungarvan, Illustrissimi Comitis de Corke, Svmmi Regni Hyberniae Thesauracii, Filium primo- genitum, literis pridem transmissa. p.p. x - 154 - 6. Small quarto. Fine 19th century calf, gilt title on spine. The above latin translation of Boyle's first scientific work, published 1660 title The Spring and Weight of the Air quickly established a wide reputation for the author. In this work Boyle proved the air had weight and that by virtue of this it became compressed near the earth to an extent that enabled it to support a column of 29 inches of mercury. Boyle's Law was thus established and carried into posterity i.e. that the volume occupied by a gas is the reciprocal of its pressure.