Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 114
What causes the burstingt The report? (106) What are the MagdebourgHemispheres ? Describe the experiment, and explain ic. THE ATMOSPHERE. Ill … Fig 71. The experiment was devised by Otto vonGuerickk, of Magde-bourg. He constructed two hemispheres more than two feet indiameter, and after having exhausted the air, it is reported thatit required several horses to draw them asunder. Torricellian Tube.—Measure of the Atmospheric Pressure. 107.…
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