A collection in 14 volumes of all the published works of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), who was one of the most influential scientific and theological thinkers of his time. Works originally in Latin are presented in their contemporary English translations.
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A collection in 14 volumes of all the published works of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), who was one of the most influential scientific and theological thinkers of his time. Works originally in Latin are presented in their contemporary English translations.
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Volume 1 "Invitation to Free Commmunication", 1665; Perreaud's "Devil of Mascon", 1658; de Bils's "Large Act of anatomy", 1659; "Seraphic Love", 1659, 1663; "Spring of the Air", 1660. Volume 2 "Certain Physiological Essays", 2nd edition, 1669; "Sceptical Chymist", 1661; "Style of the Scriptures", 1661. Volume 3 "Defence and Examen", 1662; "Usefulness of Natural Philosophy", I and II section 1, 1663. Volume 4 "Experiments Touching Colours", 1664; "New Experiments Touching Cold", 1665. Volume 5 "Occasional Reflections", 1665; "Hydrostatical Paradoxes", 1666; "Origin of Forms and Qualities", 1666, 1667; "Phil. Trans" papers, 1665-7. Volume 6 "New Experiments", Phil trans, 1668, 1570; "Spring of the Air", 1st continuation, 1669; "Absolute Rest in Bodies", 1669; "Rarefaction of the Air", 1670; "Cosmical Qualities", 1670; "Usefulness of Natural Philosphy", II section 2, 1671. Volume 7 "origin and virtues of Gems", 1672; "Relations Betwixt Flame and Air", 1672; "Essays of Effluviums", 1673; "Saltness of the Sea", 1673; phil trans items, 1671-3. Volume 8 "Excellency of Theology", 1674; "Hidden Qualities of the Air", 1674; "Reason and Religion", 1675; "Mechanical Origin of Qualities", 1675; phil trans items, 1674-6. Volume 9 "Degradation of Gold", 1678; "Producibleness of Chymical Principles", 1680; "Spring of the Air, "Second Continuation", English translation, 1682; "Aerial Noctiluca", 1680; "Icy Noctiluca", 1682; "Things Above Reason", 1681; "Salt-water Sweetened", 1683; items contributed to Hooke's "Philosophical Collections" and various phil trans articles. Volume 10 "Natural History of Human Blood", 1684; "Experiments About Porosity", 1684; "High Veneration to God", 1684-5; "Experimental History of Mineral Waters", 1685; "Languid and Unheeded Motion", 1685; "Specific Medicines", 1685; "Vulgarly Receiv'd Notion of Nature", 1686. Volume 11 "Martyrdom of Theodora", 1687; "Final Causes", 1688; "Advertisement", 1688; "Some Receipts of Medicines", 1688; "Catalogue of Writings", 1688; "Medicina Hydrostatica", 1690; "Christian Virtuoso", 1690-1; "Experiments et Observationes Physicae", 1691. Volume 12 Posthumous phil trans papers; "General History of the Air", 1692; "Medicinal Experiments", 1692-4; "Discourse Against Customary Swearing", 1695; "Christian Virtuoso I, Appendix and II", 1744; papers in Birch's "Life of Boyle", 1744. Volumes 13 and 14 Hitherto unpublished writings by Boyle.
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ISBN
9781851961092
Publisert
1999-08-30
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Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Vekt
453 gr
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234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
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UP, 05
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Engelsk
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Antall sider
8504

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