Gage, Alfred P. (Alfred Payson), 1836-1903, Fessenden, C · Toronto : W.J. Gage · leaf 77
ed bottle pass onearm of a U-shaped glass tube C (Fig. 37).Introduce the other arm into the empty Fipr. 37. vessel B. Place the whole under a glassreceiver, and exhaust the au. What phe-nomena will occur? What will happenwhen air is admitted to the receiver? § 50. Mariottes Law. — Theexperiment… … Experiment 1. Take a bent glass tube (Fig. 38), the short armbeing closed, and the long arm, which should be at least SS long,b(>ing open at the top. Pour mercury into the tube till the surfaces iuthe two arms stand at zero. Now tlie surface in the long arm supportsthe weight of an atmosphere.…
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