Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 684
m ; but mercury will be depressed below theoutside level, and convex, because mercury will not adhereto glass. When the force of cohesion to the sides of thetube is more than twice as great as the adhesion of the Molecular attraction. 121 particles of the liquid, it will rise up the sides, and if… … 4
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![An illustration from L'optique divisée en trois livres : ou, l'On démontre d'une maniere aisée tout ce qui regarde 1. la propagation & les proprietez de la lumiere. 2. La vision. 3. La figure & la disposition des verres qui servent à la perfefectionner [sic] (1682)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-loptiquedivise00ango-246-24.webp)
