1up to its full extent: whereupon the ex
ternal Air, being permitted to flow back
into the Reciver, repulſ'd the Air that
had fill'd the Bladder into its former nar
row receptacle, and brought the Bladder
to be again flaccid and wrinkled as before:
Then taking out the Bladder, but with
out ſevering it from the Glaſs, we did by
a hole made at the top of the Bladder fill
the Veſſel they both made up with Wa
ter, whoſe weight was five Ounces five
Drachmes and an half: Five Drachmes
whereof were above-mention'd to be the
contents of the Bottle. So that in this Ex
periment, when the Air had moſt extend
ed the Bladder, it poſſeſſ'd in all above
nine times as much room as it did when it
was put into the Receiver. And it would
probably have much inlarg'd its bounds,
but that the Bladder by its weight and the
ſticking together of its ſides did ſome
what reſiſt its expanſion: And which was
more conſiderable, the Bladder appear'd
tumid enough, whilſt yet a pretty deal of
Air was left in the Receiver, whoſe ex
ſuction would, according to our former
Obſervation, probably have given way
to a further expanſion of the Air, eſpeci-
ternal Air, being permitted to flow back
into the Reciver, repulſ'd the Air that
had fill'd the Bladder into its former nar
row receptacle, and brought the Bladder
to be again flaccid and wrinkled as before:
Then taking out the Bladder, but with
out ſevering it from the Glaſs, we did by
a hole made at the top of the Bladder fill
the Veſſel they both made up with Wa
ter, whoſe weight was five Ounces five
Drachmes and an half: Five Drachmes
whereof were above-mention'd to be the
contents of the Bottle. So that in this Ex
periment, when the Air had moſt extend
ed the Bladder, it poſſeſſ'd in all above
nine times as much room as it did when it
was put into the Receiver. And it would
probably have much inlarg'd its bounds,
but that the Bladder by its weight and the
ſticking together of its ſides did ſome
what reſiſt its expanſion: And which was
more conſiderable, the Bladder appear'd
tumid enough, whilſt yet a pretty deal of
Air was left in the Receiver, whoſe ex
ſuction would, according to our former
Obſervation, probably have given way
to a further expanſion of the Air, eſpeci-
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