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Evangelista Torricelli Quotes

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 the weight of the external air which forces it up?
Evangelista Torricelli

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Type:
Scientist Quotes
Category:
Italian Scientist Quotes
Date of Birth:
October 15, 1608
Date of Death:
October 25, 1647
Nationality:
Italian
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