Heron Alexandrinus, Spiritali di Herone Alessandrino

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              <s>Del Diabete ſpiritale di mezzo.</s>
              <s> II.
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              1
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              Euui ancora vn iſtrumento che ſi chiama Dia-
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              bete ſpiritale di mezzo, che fà l'iſteſſa operatione
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              del ſifone torto.
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              <s>Sia medeſimamente vn vaſo pieno di acqua AB, e per il ſuo fondo
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              trapaſſi il canaletto CD congiunto a eſſo fondo, e che trapaſſando auanzi
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              di ſotto, ma la ſua bocca C non tocchi la bocca del vaſo AB, ma vn'al-
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              tro canale EF lo circondi, e ſia da lui egualmente diſtante in ogni parte,
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              la cui bocca di ſopra ſia coperta con la lama EG laſciando poco ſpatio
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              tra lei, a la bocca C, ma la boc-
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              ca
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              di ſotto del canale EF ſia tãto
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              diſtante dal fondo del vaſo AB
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              quanto baſti per dare il paſſo a
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              l'acqua.</s>
              <s> Accommodato queſto
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              in tal maniera, ſe tiraremo per
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              la bocca D l'aria che è nel cana-
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              le CD, tiraremo anco inſieme
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              l'acqua che è nel vaſo AB di
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              modo che ſcapparà fuora, e per
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              riſpetto del canale, che ſporge in
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              fuori ſi riuerſerà tutta l'acqua,
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              che è nel vaſo AB, per-
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              che l'aria, che è interpoſta fra
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              l'acqua, & il canale EF per eſ-
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              ſere poca, può ritirarſi dietro
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              l'acqua, il corſo della quale non
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              ſi fermarà per cagione dello ſpor_
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              gere in fuora, che ſe non vi fuſſe
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              EF mancaria di correre, poiche
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              la ſuperficie dell'acqua ſecondo
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              C ſi fà, peroche ſporge come ſi è
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