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EXPERIMENT III.
- May 21. 77. HALF an Orange being inclos'd in a Re∣ceiver,* 1.1 and as much in another; to which, so much Air was added, as rais'd the Mercury 100 Inches above it's usual height.
- May 25. That in the uncompress'd Air was more mu∣cid than the former.
- May 26. The compress'd Air getting out, it was sup∣ply'd by a new Addition.
- May 30. The Air being daily added as it got out, the Orange in the compress'd Air was more mucid than the other.
- June 1. The Oranges being taken out of the Recei∣vers, that in the compress'd Air was much more corrupted than the other, so that, tho' Compres∣sion hinders Corruption, yet 'tis promoted as the Quantity of Air is removed.