Micrographia: Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries ThereuponHooke, Robert
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Micrographia: Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon
Hooke, Robert
Magnifying glasses -- Early works to 1800; Microscopy -- Early works to 1800; Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works
The height of the The Expansion The height of The strength
Cylinder of Mercury, of the Air. the Mercury of the Elater
that, together with that counter- of the expanded
the Elater of the ballanc’d the Air.
included Air, Atmosphere.
ballanced the
pressure of the
Atmosphere.
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00 01 30 30
02 01¹⁄₁₆ 30 28
04 01⅐ 30 26
06 01²⁄₉ 30 24
08 01⅓ 30 22
10 01½ 30 20
12 01⅔ 30 18
14 01⅚ 30 16
16 02²⁄₂₇ 30 14
18 02⁴⁄₉ 30 12
20 03 30 10
22 03⁷⁄₉ 30 8
24 05⁷⁄₁₈ 30 6
25 06⅔ 30 5
26 08½ 30 4
26¼ 09½ 30 3¾
26½ 10¾ 30 3½
26¾ 13 30 3¼
27 15½ 30 3
I had several other Tables of my Observations, and Calculations, which I
then made; but it being above a twelve month since I made them; and by that
means having forgot many circumstances and particulars, I was resolved to
make them over once again, which I did _August_ the second 1661. with the
very same Tube which I used the year before, when I first made the
Experiment (for it being a very good one, I had carefully preserv’d it:)
And after having tryed it over and over again; and being not well satisfied
of some particulars, I, at last, having put all things in very good order,
and being as attentive, and observant, as possibly I could, of every
circumstance requisite to be taken notice of, did register my several
Observations in this following Table. In the making of which, I did not
exactly follow the method that I had used at first; but, having lately
heard of Mr. _Townly_’s _Hypothesis_, I shap’d my course in such sort, as
would be most convenient for the examination of that _Hypothesis_; the
event of which you have in the latter part of the last Table.
The other Experiment was, to find what degrees of force were requisite to
compress, or condense, the Air into such or such a bulk.
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