The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates.
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The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates.
Author
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.
Publication
London :: Printed for J. Phillips ... and J. Taylor ...,
1699-1700.
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Physics -- Early works to 1800.
Chemistry -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine -- 15th-18th centuries.
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"The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A28936.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
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EXPERIMENT XI.
HAving clos'd an Ounce and a half of Lea∣ven'd Dough in a Receiver with so much Air as was able to bear up 23 Ounces ½ of Wa∣ter.
April 28. The Mercury in the Gage was 2 ½ of an Inch high.
April 3. It was 3 ¼ of an Inch high.
May 4. The Mercury subsided, and the Paste was Mouldy, It was rais'd 2 ½ high.
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...May 6 It was 2 ¾
May 8 It was 3
May 10 It was 3 ½
May 14 It was 4
May 17 It was 4 ½
May 20 It was 5
May 24 It was 6
May 28 It was 8
June 2 It was 9
June 6 It was 10
June 41 It was 11 ½
July 5 It was 13 ½
July 19 It was 15
Paste without Leaven.
April 27. 78. An Ounce and a half of Paste without Lea∣ven being contain'd in a Receiver large enough to hold 23 Ounces ½ of Water.
April 29. In the Afternoon it ascended ¼ of an Inch.
April 30. There was no Alteration.
May 4. It ascended slowly and the Paste turn'd Moul∣dy.
May 6. It was about 4 Inches high.
May 8 It was 5 ½
May 10 It was 7 ½
May 14 It was 10 ½
May 17 It was 12 ½
May 20 It was 13 ½
May 24 It was 16 ½
May 28 It was 18 ½
June 2 It was 20 ½
June 6 It was 21 ½
June 14 It was 25 ½
From whence it appears, that Leaven hinders Fermentation and the Production of Air.