Is it a surprise that into the vessel, in which the mercury has no inclination and no repugnance, not even the slightest, to being there, it should enter and should rise in a column high enough to make equilibrium with… — Evangelista Torricelli Copy Share Image
The Geometer has the special privilege to carry out, by abstraction, all constructions by means of the intellect. Who, then, would wish to prevent… — Evangelista Torricelli Copy Share Image
Many have argued that a vacuum does not exist, others claim it exists only with difficulty in spite of the repugnance of nature; I… — Evangelista Torricelli Copy Share Image
The Geometer has the special privilege to carry out, by abstraction, all constructions by means of the intellect. — Evangelista Torricelli Copy Share Image
winds are produced by differences of air temperature, and hence density, between two regions of earth. — Evangelista Torricelli Copy Share Image
Is it a surprise that into the vessel, in which the mercury has no inclination and no repugnance, not even the slightest, to being… — Evangelista Torricelli Copy Share Image
We have made many glass vessels... with tubes two cubits long. These were filled with mercury, the open end was closed with the finger,… — Evangelista Torricelli Copy Share Image
