About the Book
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. Discoverer of Boyle's Law, which still pertains in modern science, his writings range around the greatest scientific issues of his day. Works originally in Latin are presented in their contemporary English translations. There is a general introduction with explanatory notes to the texts. A bibliography and general index permits access to all Boyle's work.
Table of Contents:
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.
Review :
' 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.'- D Thorburn Burns, Ambix'The publication by Pickering & Chatto of The Works of Robert Boyle is welcome. It meets the exemplary editorial and production standards scholars have come to expect from that enlightened publishing house.'- Roy Porter, History of Science
