The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates.
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Title
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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EXPERIMENT XXVIII.
* 1.1TO shew that the Suspension of Mercury in a Glass Tube, less than 30 Inches long, does not proceed from a Fuga Vacui, I caus'd one to be Hermetically seal'd at one End, the Length of it being about two Foot and a half; and fill'd it with Mercury, a small quantity of Water be∣ing left upon it; and when the Atmosphere was much lighter, I found that the Mercury subsi∣ded, and that there appear'd a small Bubble of Air in the Water, which being no bigger than a Pin's Head, was so far compress'd before, as not to appear.