Difficiles nugae: or, observations touching the Torricellian experiment, and the various solutions of the same, especially touching the weight and elasticity of the air / [Anon].

  • Matthew Hale
Date:
1674
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Credit: Difficiles nugae: or, observations touching the Torricellian experiment, and the various solutions of the same, especially touching the weight and elasticity of the air / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    no Air getin, the Mercury will {ubfide inthe Tube to the height of 29 Inches, and half an inch, or nearthereabout ; but infallibly between 27 and 30 Inches, leaving the refidue of the upper end of the Tube emptied of the Mercury. This Experiment, and the folution of it, hath exercifed the Tryals and Wits, and Invention of very many excellent Perfons, fuch'as were Helmont, Gaffen- ‘dis, Kircherus, Shottusy Dr. Carleton Mr. Hobbs, Mr. Sinelere, Monfieur Pec- guett , Monfieur Pafcall , Magnanus , Mr. Boyle, Lins, Howeratusy* Fabri, and divers others 7 who though men of | ‘reat Learning and Induftry, “have run — Gnto feveral Parties, and siven Soluti-. ons , and raifed Conclufions from it, | extreamly: contradictory the one to che | ‘other. | ger ; And although this feems but.a very trifling and ludicrous Experiment, yet | alinott all diffenting Parties have made | ix to fuffragate to their feveral precon-| cétned Seiitiments, and Perfwations, | and that in Philofophical Points of as] ‘sreat moment! and importance per-| | chance} themfe on aff Athy be ex¢ contug