A highlight of the Special Collections treasure trove of science literate is The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, the famous English scientist. Boyle is famous for many things, including the experimental method and one of the first air pumps. He was greatly inspired by Francis Bacon and other scholars who paved the way into empirical science.
This is a collection covering a huge range of his writings, including a section on his life. It mostly covers his experiments and explanations.
This edition was published in London in 1772 and printed for J. and F. Rivington, among many others.