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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Physica LH 37, 3
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Constat inter omnes, inde a detecto per Torricel.
lium primo Vacui quod vocant experimento, ex
quo observatum est, non altitudine locorum tantum
pro aer
sed et tempestate Hydrargyri elevationem variare,
quaesitam esse
ruijus Torrice
primus Galitaeus rem a Mechariris tantum observa–
tam, at in philosophorum scholis tumc ignotam,
in literas retulit, lequoeres scilicet
Ex quo xprentum primum Vacuiquod vocant
Experimentum a Torricellio detectum e per orbem
increbur, observatum est a Pacdalion Canuto,
qvalum
aliisque duobus potissimis modis Hydrargyri al.
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titudinem variare, pam tum ob licor variam
locorum altitudinem aut depressionem (manife-
stum enim erat minus aeris sustineri minorem
esse aeris columnam, quae ex ex montis vertice,
quam quae ex vallis profunditate assurgens, a
Mercurio sustineretur:) tum vero ob differentem
ipsius aeris ponderositatem; prout ille onerareturs
vaporibus, aut sustineretur ventis aut alias
temporum mutationes subiret, differentem) d
fustra quanqum in eam rem summo studio
sit inquisitum, regula tamen in publico compa
ruot nulla hactenus nulla. Et quanqam
variis artibus qua ad conjiciendas Inde in
Inde in magnasm omnes spem erecti
vie sunt inveniendae regulae, per,
in aliquot saltem dies praedici posset Aerisstatus
sed hactenus nihil tale in publico apparuit, et
quae quanquam
Sed quanquam ecert sint ates Ba
hometrum illud Torricelliano experimento
nixum, ad eam nunc perfectionem adductum sit
ut
ut
multis annis exacta instituta sint experimenta
diariaque etiam condita quibus quotidianue aeris
Tubi Torricelliani status conferrentur, nihil tamen
hactenus in publico apparuit quod satisfaceret
tantae inquisitioni.
quale hactenus adhibuimus non sufficere indicio tem
pestatum, quid enim ex eo nonerusert vi
nam si quem tale quid enim exteneeret
eo non eruerent viri tanti, qui in ejus mntationibus
ad regulam revocandis laboravere
Haec vero suspicio mea, argumento
postea ex ipsa rei natura ducto valdet
simli bis pot ien con cspaeres
Torricellianus coepit,
Iet ut sic dicam, sensibilitatem
si ex summo domus in imum descendas, seniri appareat
pssit aescensus Mercuri quanquam etiam a
suspicionem fecit
Quae res mihi perquadere coepit, Barometrum
quod mudo inesset