Robert Boyle: By Himself and His Friends - With a Fragment of William Wotton''s ''Lost Life of Boyle''

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 This book includes a selection of these previously unpublished texts.

List of contents

Introduction Robert Boyle, An Account of Philaretus During his Minority Biographical notes dictated by Boyle to his amanuensis, Robin Bacon The 'Burnet Memorandum': notes by Bishop Burnett on an interview with Boyle in which he reflected on episodes in his life (hitherto unpublished) Gilbert Burnet, A Sermon preached at the Funeral of the Honorable Robert Boyle (1692) Sir Peter Pett's notes on Boyle (hitherto unpublished) John Evelyn's letters to William Wotton James Kirkwood's letter to William Wotton Chapter from William Wotton's Life of Boyle (hitherto unpublished)

About the author

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).

Product details

• Authors: Michael Hunter, Hunter Michael
• Assisted by: Michael Hunter (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367876128
• ISBN: 978-0-367-87612-8
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: The Pickering Masters
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers, Autobiography: general, SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, MATHEMATICS / General, PHILOSOPHY / Essays, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Literary essays, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Mathematics & science, C 1600 To C 1700, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, Mathematics and science