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

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1out the Air and Smoke, the Veſſel
were made leſs opacous, and leſs full of
compreſſing matter; as appeard by this,
That the longer we pump'd, the leſſer
Air and Smoke came out of the Cylin­
der at the opening the Valve, and conſe­
quently the leſs came into it before; yet
the Fire in the Match went but ſlowly
out.
And when afterwards, to ſatisfie
our ſelves of its expiration, we had dar­
ken'd the Room, and in vain endeavored
to diſcover any ſpark of Fire, as we could
not for ſome time before by the help of
Candles diſcern the leaſt riſing of Smoke,
we yet continued pumping ſix or ſeven
times; and after all that letting in the
Air, the ſeemingly dead Fire quickly
revived, and manifeſted its recovery by
Light and ſtore of Smoke, with the
latter of which it quickly began to re­
pleniſh the Receiver.
Then we fell
to pumping afreſh, and continued that
labour ſo long till the re-kindled
Match went out again: and thinking
it then fit not to ceaſe from Pum­
ping ſo ſoon as before, we found that
in leſs then half a quarter of an hour the
Fire was got out for good and all,

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