Scripture and Science

Collection ID

PBK.005353.1-.3

Type

Printed Book

Date

1715

Geography

England

Language

English

Medium

Printed on Paper

Dimensions

7.8 × 4.9 × 1.3 in. (19.8 × 12.5 × 3.3 cm)

Exhibit Location

Not on View

Robert Boyle, the well-known namesake of Boyle’s Law, was a towering figure in the history of chemistry whose scientific pursuits were closely related to his Christian faith. This 1715 collected edition of Boyle’s theological works in three volumes contains treatises on the resurrection, the relationship between theology and science, the harmony of faith and reason, the nature of final causes, the language of the Bible, and more.

Printed in 1715 by W. Taylor, London, England. Acquired by 1775 by Charles Maynard, 1st Viscount Maynard, England.[1] Acquired by 1984 by the University of Chicago Library, Chicago, Illinois;[2] Deaccessioned in 1984 by the University of Chicago Library, Chicago, Illinois;[3] Purchased at auction in 1995 by Ted Steinbock, private collector, Louisville, Kentucky;[4] Privately purchased in 2020 by Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.

Notes: [1] Charles Maynard, 1st Viscount Maynard, was a British peer who served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk in the late eighteenth century. His bookplate with coat of arms appears on the front pastedown of all three volumes. [2] A University of Chicago Library bookplate appears on the front pastedown of all three volumes. [3] It has been stamped “This book is no longer the property of the University of Chicago Library,” along with the initials “PL” and a deaccession date of “8/20/84.” According to Sem Sutter, formerly of the University of Chicago Library, “PL” refers to Patrick Lally, a graduate student in the Department of History who assisted with the merger of the University of Chicago Library and the John Crerar Library. A University of Chicago stamp also appears on the front flyleaf of volumes 2 and 3. [4] Christie’s, University of Chicago Rare Science Duplicates, Part II, March 30, 1995, Lot 318. This auction contained a larger number of duplicate items held by the University of Chicago Library after its merger with the John Crerar Library.

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