The Correspondence of Robert Boyle, 1636-1691 (The Pickering Masters)

Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was one of the most influential scientific and theological thinkers of his time. This is the first edition of his correspondence, transcribed from the original manuscripts. It is fully annotated, with an introduction and general index and is a set of 6 volumes covering the period of 1636 to 1691 Cover Volume 1 Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Introduction 2 History of the Publication of Boyle’s Correspondence 3 Sources 4 Lost Letters 5 The Boundaries of this Edition 6 Editorial Methods 7 Headers and Footers Principal Events in the Life of Robert Boyle The Correspondence of Robert Boyle, 1636–61 1636 1638 1640 1641 1642 1644 1645 1646 1647 1648 1649 1650 1651 1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 1660 1661 Textual notes Biographical guide Glossary Volume 2 Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of Abbreviations 1662 1663 1664 1665 Textual Notes Biographical Guide Glossary Volume 3 Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of abbreviations 1666 1667 Textual notes Biographical guide Glossary Volume 4 Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of abbreviations 1668 1669 1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 Textual notes Biographical guide Glossary Volume 5 Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of abbreviations 1678 1679 1680 1681 1682 1683 Textual notes Biographical guide Glossary Volume 6 Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of Abbreviations 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 1690 1691 Appendices 1: Documents Connected with the Circulation of the Bible and other Religious Texts in the Highlands, 1687–91 2: Prefatory Statements by Boyle in Epistolary Form 3: Undated Letters 4: William Wotton’s Inventory of Boyle Letters 5: Material in the Boyle Letters Excluded from this Edition 6: Texts of Selected Letters Neither to Nor from Boyle Textual Notes Biographical Guide Glossary Index Index of Letters Letters from Boyle to Letters to Boyle from Ancillary Items General Index Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was one of the most influential scientific and theological thinkers of his time. This is the first edition of his correspondence, transcribed from the original manuscripts. It is fully annotated, with an introduction and general index. The four volumes cover the time periods of Volume 1: 1936-91, Volume 2: 1662-5, Volume 3: 1666-7 and finally Volume 4 1668 to 77. V. 1. 1636-61, Introduction -- V. 2. 1662-5 -- V. 3. 1666-7 -- V. 4. 1668-77 -- V. 5. 1678-83 -- V. 6. 1684-91, Appendices, Index. Edited By Michael Hunter, Antonio Clericuzio And Lawrence M. Principe. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. v. 1. 1636-61, introduction v. 2. 1662-5 v. 3. 1666-7 v. 4. 1668-77 v. 5. 1678-83 v. 6. 1684 -91 , index.