Some Considerations Touching the Usefulness of Experimental Natural Philosophy

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Some Considerations Touching the Usefulness of Experimental Natural Philosophy is a 17th-century work by Robert Boyle that defends and promotes the value of experimental methods in the study of nature.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
philosophical treatise ⓘ
scientific work ⓘ
advocates controlled experiments ⓘ
empirical observation ⓘ
aimsTo justify experimental natural philosophy on practical grounds ⓘ
show social and moral benefits of experimental philosophy ⓘ
associatedWith Royal Society of London ⓘ
linked to: Royal Society
author Robert Boyle ⓘ
authorBirthName Robert Boyle ⓘ
authorBirthYear 1627 ⓘ
authorDeathYear 1691 ⓘ
contributorTo development of experimental science ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
criticizes purely speculative natural philosophy ⓘ
defends value of experimental methods ⓘ
discipline history of science ⓘ
philosophy of nature ⓘ
emphasizes collaborative experimental practice ⓘ
practical benefits of experimental knowledge ⓘ
focusesOn usefulness of experiments in studying nature ⓘ
genre early modern science ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ
hasForm prose treatise ⓘ
historicalContext Scientific Revolution ⓘ
early modern England ⓘ
influencedField chemistry ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ
physics ⓘ
intendedAudience members of the early Royal Society ⓘ
natural philosophers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic experimental method ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ
scientific methodology ⓘ
philosophicalPosition empiricism ⓘ
philosophicalTradition early modern empiricism ⓘ
promotes experimental investigation of nature ⓘ
publicationCentury 17th century ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor New Experiments Physico-Mechanical, Touching the Spring of the Air ⓘ
The Sceptical Chymist ⓘ
supports institutionalized experimental science ⓘ
workPeriod Restoration England ⓘ

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