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Who is considered as the founding father of chemistry?
Who is considered as the founding father of chemistry?
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The correct option is A Boyle
Boyle, in particular, is regarded as the founding father of chemistry due to his most important work, the classic chemistry text - "The Sceptical Chymist" (1661), where the differentiation is made between the claims of Alchemy and the empirical scientific discoveries of the new chemistry.
He formulated Boyle's law, rejected the classical "four elements" and proposed a mechanistic alternative of atoms and chemical reactions that could be subjected to rigorous experiments.
Boyle, in particular, is regarded as the founding father of chemistry due to his most important work, the classic chemistry text - "The Sceptical Chymist" (1661), where the differentiation is made between the claims of Alchemy and the empirical scientific discoveries of the new chemistry.
He formulated Boyle's law, rejected the classical "four elements" and proposed a mechanistic alternative of atoms and chemical reactions that could be subjected to rigorous experiments.
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