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OCR: ROBERT BOYLE (1627 91) ORN IN Lismore, Ireland, Boyle became well known it his lifetime for his research 111 physical chemistry. His work on the properties of gases led him to put forward Boyle' Law in 1662. This stated that the pressure and volume ofs gas are inversely proportional: this means that as one increases the other reduces. Like many scientists of his time Boyle was - philosopher. He questioned the ideas of the Ceeh philosopher Aristotle (384 BC- 322 BC), whose theories had been revived 11 the 1500s by Italian thinkers. Boyle was also committed Christian who tried to use science confirm his beliefs UFF BOYLE' ALSO STORY L0W scientist Greek