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nov 26, 1661 - Robert Boyle

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Also known as the "Father of Modern Chemistry." Wrote "The Skeptical Chymist" which challenged Aristotle's theory of four elements. His experiments convinced the Royal Society Academy to move away from Aristotelian ideas to atomic theory.

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nov 26, 1661
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~ 364 years ago

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