The chemical philosophy of Robert Boyle : mechanicism, chymical atoms, and emergence / Marina Paola Banchetti-Robino.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197502532 (ebook) :Subject(s): Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691 | Chemistry -- Philosophy -- History -- 17th century | Chemicals -- Properties -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197502501DDC classification: 540.1 LOC classification: QD22.B76 | B36 2020Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This text examines the way in which Robert Boyle seeks to accommodate his complex chemical philosophy within the framework of a mechanistic theory of matter. More specifically, the work proposes that Boyle regards chemical qualities as properties that emerge from the mechanistic structure of chymical atoms.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text examines the way in which Robert Boyle seeks to accommodate his complex chemical philosophy within the framework of a mechanistic theory of matter. More specifically, the work proposes that Boyle regards chemical qualities as properties that emerge from the mechanistic structure of chymical atoms.
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