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EXPERIMENT III.
Vacuum.
- Septemb. 4. 77.* 1.1 FILBERD Kernels were enclos'd in com∣mon Air.
- Sept. 5 The height was 5
- Sept. 6 The height was 10
- Sept. 7 The height was 10
- Sept. 8 The height was 12
- Sept. 9 The height was 15
- Sept. 11 The height was 18
- Sept. 12 It was 23
- Sept. 13 It was 27
- Sept. 14 It was 29
- Sept. 15 It was a little more.
- Sept. 17 It was 30
- Sept. 18. Some Air got out; several Bubbles appearing in the Turpentine, which guarded the Joynts of the Receiver.
Common Air.
- Sept. 4. In the Afternoon the Air seem'd to be dimi∣nished.
- Sept. 5 It was almost ½
- Sept. 6 It was the same
- Sept. 7 It was 1 Inch.
- Sept. 8 No Altera∣tion.
- Sept. 18 No Altera∣tion.