Robert Boyle, a famous 17th century chemist and physicist, died on this day in 1691 at the age of 64. Boyle was born in Co. Waterford to a wealthy Irish family. His father Richard Boyle was the 1st Earl of Cork and held a great deal of land. He attended Eton College in England. He visited Italy in 1641 and met and studied the work of Galileo Galilei. Today, Boyle is regarded as … [Read more...] about December 30, 1691