Robert Boyle

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1. When was Robert Boyle born?January 25, 1627
2. When did Robert Boyle die?December 31, 1691 (age 64)
3. Where was Robert Boyle born?Lismore Castle, County Waterford, Ireland
4. What is the career?Independent researcher, philosopher of science, influential member of the Royal Society
5. What did Robert Boyle discover about air?Boyle showed that air has weight and pressure, and it is essential for life. He proved this by using his air pump to create a vacuum and see what happened when air was removed.
6. How did Robert Boyle use the air pump in his experiments?He used the air pump to suck air out of sealed containers, making a vacuum. This let him study how gases behave when pressure and volume change.

Empirical Method: A scientific approach based on observation, experimentation, and verifiable evidence rather than theory alone.
Corpuscular Philosophy: A theory proposing that all matter is composed of tiny, indivisible particles or corpuscles.
Thermodynamics: The branch of physics concerned with heat and its relation to other forms of energy and work.