Boyle, Robert, New experiments physico-mechanicall, touching the spring of the air and its effects, 1660

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              up to its full extent: whereupon the ex­
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              ternal Air, being permitted to flow back
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              into the Reciver, repulſ'd the Air that
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              had fill'd the Bladder into its former nar­
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              row receptacle, and brought the Bladder
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              to be again flaccid and wrinkled as before:
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              Then taking out the Bladder, but with­
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              out ſevering it from the Glaſs, we did by
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              a hole made at the top of the Bladder fill
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              the Veſſel they both made up with Wa­
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              ter, whoſe weight was five Ounces five
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              Drachmes and an half: Five Drachmes
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              whereof were above-mention'd to be the
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              contents of the Bottle. </s>
              <s>So that in this Ex­
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              periment, when the Air had moſt extend­
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              ed the Bladder, it poſſeſſ'd in all above
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              nine times as much room as it did when it
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              was put into the Receiver. </s>
              <s>And it would
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              probably have much inlarg'd its bounds,
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              but that the Bladder by its weight and the
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              ſticking together of its ſides did ſome­
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              what reſiſt its expanſion: And which was
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              more conſiderable, the Bladder appear'd
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              tumid enough, whilſt yet a pretty deal of
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              Air was left in the Receiver, whoſe ex­
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              ſuction would, according to our former
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              Obſervation, probably have given way
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              to a further expanſion of the Air, eſpeci-</s>
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