Did Robert Boyle really say 'To be a good experimentalist, one must be a good observer.'?

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To be a good experimentalist, one must be a good observer.

— Robert Boyle Early Modern · Father of modern chemistry

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"The more we know of the works of God, the more we shall admire their Author."

"I once kept a viper in a sealed glass jar until it died, to observe the effects of air deprivation."

"He that makes experiments, must not be tied to any particular opinion."

"I have sought to reduce chemistry to the principles of mechanics."

"I have often observed that those who are most confident in their own opinions, are generally the least able to defend them."

A key principle of his scientific methodology.

Date: mid-17th century

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