The Correspondence of Robert Boyle, 1636-1691 (The Pickering Masters) - Hardcover

Principe, Lawrence M

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851961259 ISBN 13: 9781851961252

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was one of the most influential scientific and theological thinkers of his time. This is the first edition of his correspondence, transcribed from the original manuscripts. It is fully annotated, with an introduction and general index.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Hunter is at Birkbeck College, University of London. Publications include Science and Society in Restoration England (Cambridge University Press, 1981) and Robert Boyle by Himself and his Friends (Pickering & Chatto, 1994) Antonio Clericuzio is at the University of Cassino and author of various studies of Boyle's chemistry Lawrence Principe is at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and author of The Aspiring Adept: Robert Boyle and his Alchemical Quest (Princeton University Press, 1998)

Review:

'a monumental work of scholarship, an indispensable resource for all future studies of Boyle's life and thought' Times Literary Supplement 'All serious students of Boyle and all scholarly libraries have no option but invest in these essential resource-pair [The Correspondence of Robert Boyle, 1636-1691 and The Works of Robert Boyle] The editors and the publishers are to be congratulated on exemplary editorial and production standards.' Ambix

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1851961259
• ISBN 13: 9781851961252
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 3368