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away from theupper end of the tube, in spite of the fact that in so doing it will leave a vacuum above it; and its uppersurface will, in fact, stand about Jg of 32 ft., tliat is, betweeu 29 and30 in., above the mercury in the dish. Torricelli concluded from this experiment that the riseof liquids… … Fig. 25. Torricellisexperiment BAEOMETEIC PHENOMENA 29 38. Further decisive tests. xVn unanswerable argument infavor of this conclusion will be furnished if the mercury inthe tube falls as soon as the air is removed from above thesurface of the mercury in the dish. To test this point, let tlie dish…
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