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Renaissance Research Project Have you ever heard of Boyle's balloon? Well, it is when there is more pressure on gas, the balloon gets smaller. But, when the there is less pressure on gas, the balloon gets big. Robert Boyle was the most influential chemist during the scientific revolution. Through works from him, chemistry opened up into a new world of discovery. Robert Boyle was born on January 25, 1627 at Lismore Castle, Munster, Ireland. He was the 14th child and 7th son of Richard Boyle, the 1st earl of Cork, by his second wife, Catherine, daughter of Sir Geoffrey Fenton, secretary of state for Ireland. When he was 8 years of age, he began his education at Eton College, where his studious nature became quickly noticed. In 1637, him and his brother went on a grand tour around the continent with their tutor. During the Irish rebellion, in 1642, his brother went back home but Boyle stayed with his tutor in Geneva to continue in…show more content… The one that he is most famously known for is Boyle's Law. In his law, he says that volume is inversely proportional to pressure. This means that if the volume of gas goes up, then the pressure goes down and if the volume goes down, then the pressure of gas goes up. Another thing that he achieved was finding the chemical and physical properties of both phosphorus and phosphoric acid. Finding this discovery took Boyle through patient times unlike other chemists like him. An accomplishment that has helped greatly was the chemical analysis. This meant, he set up steps in distinguishing mixtures from compounds by their ingredients. With this, scientist are now able to tell the difference between mixtures and compounds. If that were never been thought of by him, it would be a mess. Another accomplishment that he did was making the Royal Society. In this, he gathered scientist from different fields in science to
