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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