BOYLE, Robert (1627-1691). Chymista scepticus vel dubia et paradoxa chymico-physica circa Spagyricorum principia. Rotterdam: Leers, 1668.
12o (127 x 72 mm). Additional engraved title. Contemporary vellum, spine ink lettered (some darkening).
Second Latin edition of The Sceptical Chymist (London, 1661) a milestone in the history of chemistry. Written in the form of a dialogue, The Sceptical Chymist presented Boyle's hypothesis that matter consisted of atoms and clusters of atoms in motion and that every phenomenon was the result of collisions of particles in motion. Duveen 93; Ferguson I, 122.
BOYLE, Robert (1627-1691). Chymista scepticus vel dubia et paradoxa chymico-physica circa Spagyricorum principia. Rotterdam: Leers, 1668.
12o (127 x 72 mm). Additional engraved title. Contemporary vellum, spine ink lettered (some darkening).
Second Latin edition of The Sceptical Chymist (London, 1661) a milestone in the history of chemistry. Written in the form of a dialogue, The Sceptical Chymist presented Boyle's hypothesis that matter consisted of atoms and clusters of atoms in motion and that every phenomenon was the result of collisions of particles in motion. Duveen 93; Ferguson I, 122.
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