Boyle
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Boyle is a common Irish surname and may refer to:
- Boyle (crater)Boyle (crater)Boyle is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the rugged far side of the Moon. It is adjacent to the larger crater Hess to the southeast, and lies about mid-way between the craters Alder to the north-northeast and Abbe to the south-southwest.The outer rim of Boyle is...
, a lunar crater - Boyle's lawBoyle's lawBoyle's law is one of many gas laws and a special case of the ideal gas law. Boyle's law describes the inversely proportional relationship between the absolute pressure and volume of a gas, if the temperature is kept constant within a closed system...
, in physics, one of the gas laws; named after English natural philosopher Robert BoyleRobert BoyleRobert Boyle FRS was a 17th century natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor, also noted for his writings in theology. He has been variously described as English, Irish, or Anglo-Irish, his father having come to Ireland from England during the time of the English plantations of... - Clan BoyleClan BoyleClan Boyle is a Scottish clan from Ayrshire in Scotland. There is also an Irish sept of the O'Neill Clan of the name O'Boyle or in Irish Ó Baoighill. The O'Boyles are one of three clans who shared the leadership of the North West of Ireland, specifically Co...
, a Scottish clan - 11967 Boyle11967 Boyle11967 Boyle is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 12, 1994 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
, an asteroid - USS Boyle (DD-600)USS Boyle (DD-600)USS Boyle was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named after Thomas Boyle, a privateer and naval officer during the War of 1812....
, U.S. Navy destroyer
- Boyle's machineBoyle's machineIn medicine, Boyle's machine is the name given to the continuous-flow apparatus used by anesthesiologists to administer general anesthesia to patients in operation theaters....
as used in the administration of general anaesthesia to patients
- Boyle, AlbertaBoyle, AlbertaBoyle is a village in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is located on Highway 63, approximately north of Edmonton.Boyle is named after former Alberta Minister of Education Justice John R...
, a village in Alberta, Canada - Boyle, County RoscommonBoyle, County RoscommonBoyle is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key in the north of the county. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery, the Drumanone Dolmen and the popular fishing lakes of Lough Arrow and Lough Gara are also close by...
, in Ireland - Boyle AbbeyBoyle AbbeyBoyle Abbey was the first successful foundation in Connacht of the Cistercian order which had opened its first Irish house at Mellifont, County Louth, in 1142.-History:...
, Historic national monument in Ireland - Boyle, MississippiBoyle, MississippiBoyle is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 720 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Andrew Boyle, the discoverer of the area...
, in the United States of America - Boyle County, KentuckyBoyle County, KentuckyBoyle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Danville. In 2000, its population was 28,432. It was formed in 1842 and named for John Boyle , a U.S...
, in the United States of America
- Andrew BoyleAndrew BoyleAndrew Philip More Boyle was a Scottish journalist and biographer. His biography of Brendan Bracken won the 1974 Whitbread Awards and his book The Climate of Treason exposed Anthony Blunt as the "Fourth Man" in the Cambridge Five Soviet spy ring.He was born in the Scottish city of Dundee and was...
(1919–1991), journalist and biographer - Brendan F. BoyleBrendan F. BoyleBrendan F. Boyle is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He is the state Representative from Pennsylvania House District 170, which covers parts of Northeast Philadelphia and Montgomery County....
(born 1977), politician - Brian Boyle (born 1984), professional hockey player
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