1 then both the Viols and the Pipes being
(which was not the not done without difficulty)
totally fill'd with Water, the Siphon
deſcrib'd in the fifth Figure, was plac'd
with its ſhorter Leg in the Glaſs of Wa-
ter, as formerly; and the Experiment be-
ing proſecuted after the ſame manner,
much more Air then formerly was drawn
out, before the Bubbles diſclosing them-
ſelves in the Water were able to diſturb
the Experiment; becauſe that in the ca-
pacity of the Viol there was room enough
for them to ſtretch themſelves, without
depreſſing the Water below the ends of
the Pipes; and, during this time, the
Water continued to drop out of the pro-
pending Leg of the Siphon.But at
length the Receiverbeing very much em-
pty'd, the paſſage of the Water through
the Siphonceaſ'd, the upper ends of the
Pipes beginning to appear a little above
the remaining Water in the Viol, whoſe
dilated Air appear'd likewiſe to preſs
down the Water in the Pipes, and fill the
upper part of them.And hereby the con-
tinuity of the Water, and ſo the Expe-
riment it ſelf being interrupted, we were
invited to let in the air again, which, ac-
cording to its various proportions of
(which was not the not done without difficulty)
totally fill'd with Water, the Siphon
deſcrib'd in the fifth Figure, was plac'd
with its ſhorter Leg in the Glaſs of Wa-
ter, as formerly; and the Experiment be-
ing proſecuted after the ſame manner,
much more Air then formerly was drawn
out, before the Bubbles diſclosing them-
ſelves in the Water were able to diſturb
the Experiment; becauſe that in the ca-
pacity of the Viol there was room enough
for them to ſtretch themſelves, without
depreſſing the Water below the ends of
the Pipes; and, during this time, the
Water continued to drop out of the pro-
pending Leg of the Siphon.But at
length the Receiverbeing very much em-
pty'd, the paſſage of the Water through
the Siphonceaſ'd, the upper ends of the
Pipes beginning to appear a little above
the remaining Water in the Viol, whoſe
dilated Air appear'd likewiſe to preſs
down the Water in the Pipes, and fill the
upper part of them.And hereby the con-
tinuity of the Water, and ſo the Expe-
riment it ſelf being interrupted, we were
invited to let in the air again, which, ac-
cording to its various proportions of