1even in our Climate, becauſe that is tem
perate enough; and as far as my obſer
vations aſſiſt me to conjecture, the Air in
many other more Northern Countries
may be much thicker, and able to ſupport
a greater weight: which is not to be
doubted of, if there be no miſtake in
what is Recorded concerning the Hollan
ders, that were forc'd by the Ice to Win
ter in Nova Zembla, namely, That
they found there ſo condenſ'd an Air, that
they could not make their Clock goe,
ev'n by a very great addition to the
weights that were wont to move it.
perate enough; and as far as my obſer
vations aſſiſt me to conjecture, the Air in
many other more Northern Countries
may be much thicker, and able to ſupport
a greater weight: which is not to be
doubted of, if there be no miſtake in
what is Recorded concerning the Hollan
ders, that were forc'd by the Ice to Win
ter in Nova Zembla, namely, That
they found there ſo condenſ'd an Air, that
they could not make their Clock goe,
ev'n by a very great addition to the
weights that were wont to move it.
Aere frigi
do exiſtente
tardius mo
ventur Au
tomata quam
aere caida,
adco qui
dem ut Au
tomaton
quod Belgæ
in Nova
Zembla a
gentes in æ
dibus ſuis
collocave
runt, omni
no à motis
ceſſaverit
etſi multo
maius toa
dus ei addidiſſent quam antea ferre ſolebat. Varenius Geo: Genevat
111. Propo: 7. pag. 648.
do exiſtente
tardius mo
ventur Au
tomata quam
aere caida,
adco qui
dem ut Au
tomaton
quod Belgæ
in Nova
Zembla a
gentes in æ
dibus ſuis
collocave
runt, omni
no à motis
ceſſaverit
etſi multo
maius toa
dus ei addidiſſent quam antea ferre ſolebat. Varenius Geo: Genevat
111. Propo: 7. pag. 648.
I ſuppoſe Your Lordſhip will readily
take notice, that I might very eaſily have
diſcourſed much more fully and accuratly
then I have done, againſt the common o
pinion touching Suction, and touching na
tures hatred of a Vacuum.
take notice, that I might very eaſily have
diſcourſed much more fully and accuratly
then I have done, againſt the common o
pinion touching Suction, and touching na
tures hatred of a Vacuum.
But I was willing
to keep my ſelf to thoſe conſiderations
touching theſe matters, that might be ve
rifi'd by our Engine it ſelf, eſpecially, ſince,
as I ſaid at firſt, it would take up too much
time to inſiſt particularly upon all the Re
flections that may be made even upon our
two laſt Experiments.
And therefore, to keep my ſelf to thoſe conſiderations
touching theſe matters, that might be ve
rifi'd by our Engine it ſelf, eſpecially, ſince,
as I ſaid at firſt, it would take up too much
time to inſiſt particularly upon all the Re
flections that may be made even upon our
two laſt Experiments.