Heron Alexandrinus, Spiritali di Herone Alessandrino

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              plice iſtrumento molto a propoſito per iſpargere
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              l'acqua.
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              Si fabrica dunque vna palla buzza di rame, come a dire AB, forata
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              dalla parte di ſotto con minuti, & ſpeſſi buchi a guiſa di criuello, e che hab_
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              bi dall'altra di ſopra vna canna CD forata, & a lei co'l piombo molto be-
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              ne congiunta, la bocca della quale ſia poi aperta.</s>
              <s> Quando vno dun-
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              que vorrà ſpargere l'acqua, prenda la palla nella parte CD, e la ſomer-
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              ghi nell'acqua di maniera, che nulla parte di lei ſi veda, e così l'acqua ſe
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              n'entra per i fori, e l'aria che è dentro venendone diſcacciata, eſce fuori
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              per la canna CD.</s>
              <s> Hora s'alcuno co'l dito groſſo turando alla canna la
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              bocca C, cauarà la palla fuori dell'acqua, l'acqua, che è nella palla, non
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              è per iſpargerſi altrimente; percioche l'aria entrare non puote nel luogo,
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              che reſtarebbe vacuo, poiche il paſſo è per la bocca C, quale già è chiuſo
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              dal dito; quando voremo dunque che l'acqua ſi ſparga, leuaremo il di-
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              to, e l'aria toſto intrando dentro empirà il luogo rimaſto voto.</s>
              <s> E ſe di
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              nuouo chiuderemo co'l dito lo ſpiraglio E ſi fermarà il corſo dell'acqua fin
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              tanto, che leuando il dito, laſciaremo lo ſpiraglio libero.</s>
              <s> Si può anco
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              tuffare nell'acqua calda, e quella dopo ritenere, e mandar fuori, quanto
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              ci piace, fin tanto che tutta l'acqua contenuta nella palla ſi verſi a fatto.
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              <s>E ſe l'eſtremità della canna CD ſi farà piegata alquanto, cioè nella par-
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              te C operarà l'iſteſſo effetto; anzi di più ſarà meglio accommodata per
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              queſto tale vſo, poſciache tanto più facilmente la bocca ſi coprirà co'l dito.</s>
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              <s>Delle medeſima palla.</s>
              <s> VII.
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              <s>Si può medeſimamente dall'iſteſſa palla man-
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              dar fuori l'acqua calda, e fredda ad ogni noſtro
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              piacere.
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              Si fabrica ſimilmente la palla AB, c'habbi per il lungo vn tramezzo
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              diritto CD, e nella parte di ſopra vi ſia la canna EF forata inſieme con
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              la palla, & a quella con diligenza congiunta, dentro la qual canna ſia il
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              tramezzetto CG vnito, e continuato con l'altro tramezzo CD, & hab-
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              bi poi di ſopra le faſce HK, quali ſeruano a tutte due le parti de' luoghi,
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