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Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was a chemist and natural philosopher. He is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry, and one of the pioneers of modern experimental scientific method. He is best known for Boyle's law, which describes the inversely proportional relationship between the absolute pressure and volume of a gas, if the temperature is kept constant within a closed system.
This painting is a copy of Kerseboom's famous portrait which became the standard image of the scientist.
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