Excerpt from The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 15: From Their Commencement, in 1665, to the Year 1800; Abridged, With Notes and Biographic Illustrations; From 1781 to 1785Dr. I. Exposed to the sun-shine 6 globular glass vessels, each containing about 160 cubic inches of space, all filled with pump-water, which was boiled during more than 2 hours, and poured quite hot into the glass vessels, on purpose to prevent any access Of air to the water.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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