1appear'd both that there was there much
ſpace devoid of Air, and that the Water
might with ſmall or no reſiſtance have
aſcended into it, if it could have done ſo
without the impulſion of the readmitted
Air; which, it ſeems, was neceſſary to
mind the Water of its formerly neglected
Duty to the Univerſe.
ſpace devoid of Air, and that the Water
might with ſmall or no reſiſtance have
aſcended into it, if it could have done ſo
without the impulſion of the readmitted
Air; which, it ſeems, was neceſſary to
mind the Water of its formerly neglected
Duty to the Univerſe.
Nay, for ought appeares, ev'n when
the excluded Air, aſſoon as 'twas per
mitted, ruſht violently into our exhau
ſted Receiver, that flowing in of the
Air proceeded rather from the deter
minate Force of the Spring of the
neighbouring Air, then from any endea
vour to fill up, much leſs to prevent va
cuity's. For though when as much Air as
will, is gotten into our Receiver our pre
ſent Opponents take it for granted that
it is full of Air; yet if it be remembred
that when we made our 17th Experiment
we crouded in more Air to our Receiver
than it uſually holds; and if we alſo con
ſider (which is much more) the Air of
the ſame conſiſtence with that in our
Receiver may in wind guns, as is known,
and as we have try'd, be compreſſed at
leaſt into halfe its wonted room (I ſay at
leaſt, becauſe ſome affirme, that the Air
the excluded Air, aſſoon as 'twas per
mitted, ruſht violently into our exhau
ſted Receiver, that flowing in of the
Air proceeded rather from the deter
minate Force of the Spring of the
neighbouring Air, then from any endea
vour to fill up, much leſs to prevent va
cuity's. For though when as much Air as
will, is gotten into our Receiver our pre
ſent Opponents take it for granted that
it is full of Air; yet if it be remembred
that when we made our 17th Experiment
we crouded in more Air to our Receiver
than it uſually holds; and if we alſo con
ſider (which is much more) the Air of
the ſame conſiſtence with that in our
Receiver may in wind guns, as is known,
and as we have try'd, be compreſſed at
leaſt into halfe its wonted room (I ſay at
leaſt, becauſe ſome affirme, that the Air