1and paſt the poſſibility of being recover'd
by the re-admitted Air.
by the re-admitted Air.
Some Circumſtances, beſides thoſe al
ready mention'd, occurr'd in the making
of the Experiment, of which theſe are
the principal.
ready mention'd, occurr'd in the making
of the Experiment, of which theſe are
the principal.
Firſt, when the Receiver was full of
Smoke, if the Cylinder were emptied,
immediately upon the turning of the
Stop-cock, the Receiver would appear
manifeſtly darken'd to his eye that look'd
upon the light through it: and this dark
neſs was much leſs when the Receiver was
much leſs fill'd with Fumes: It was alſo
inſtantaneous, and ſeem'd to proceed from
a ſudden change of place and ſcituation
in the exhalations, upon the vent ſud
denly afforded them and the Air they
were mixt with, out of the Receiver into
the Cylinder.
Smoke, if the Cylinder were emptied,
immediately upon the turning of the
Stop-cock, the Receiver would appear
manifeſtly darken'd to his eye that look'd
upon the light through it: and this dark
neſs was much leſs when the Receiver was
much leſs fill'd with Fumes: It was alſo
inſtantaneous, and ſeem'd to proceed from
a ſudden change of place and ſcituation
in the exhalations, upon the vent ſud
denly afforded them and the Air they
were mixt with, out of the Receiver into
the Cylinder.
The next thing we obſerv'd was, a kinde
of Halo that appear'd a good while about
the Fire, and ſeem'd to be produced by
the ſurrounding Exhalations.
of Halo that appear'd a good while about
the Fire, and ſeem'd to be produced by
the ſurrounding Exhalations.
And laſtly, it is remarkable, That even
when the Fumes ſeemed moſt to reple
niſh the Receiver, they did not ſenſibly
hinder the Air included in the Bladder
from dilating it ſelf after the ſame manner
when the Fumes ſeemed moſt to reple
niſh the Receiver, they did not ſenſibly
hinder the Air included in the Bladder
from dilating it ſelf after the ſame manner