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

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