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artery_n and_o vein_n stop_v the_o course_n of_o the_o blood_n p._n 53._o placet_fw-la etc._n etc._n your_o hypothesis_n please_v i_o better_o than_o that_o of_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o air_n for_o from_o its_o truth_n depend_v the_o truth_n of_o a_o vacuum_n or_o a_o plenum_fw-la but_o from_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o nothing_o follow_v on_o either_o part_n of_o the_o question_n the_o make_v of_o the_o air_n say_v he_o be_v like_o that_o of_o compress_a wool_n well_o wool_n be_v make_v of_o hair_n or_o thread_n right_a but_o of_o what_o figure_n if_o of_o a_o parallelopipedon_n there_o can_v be_v no_o compression_n of_o part_n if_o not_o of_o a_o parallelopipedon_n there_o will_v be_v betwixt_o the_o hair_n certain_a space_n leave_v which_o if_o they_o be_v empty_a they_o suppose_v
some_o place_n empty_a to_o prove_v that_o a_o vacuum_n be_v possible_a if_o full_a they_o say_v that_o be_v full_a which_o they_o suppose_v to_o be_v empty_a p._n 56._o fuere_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v some_o of_o they_o that_o say_v there_o remain_v in_o those_o coal_n though_o they_o seem_v extinguish_v some_o fiery_a particle_n which_o be_v blow_v up_o by_o the_o air_n upon_o its_o admission_n do_v re-kindle_a the_o rest_n of_o the_o mass_n ibid._n nae_n etc._n etc._n in_o good_a faith_n they_o seem_v not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o have_v consider_v what_o they_o shall_v speak_v as_o to_o have_v take_v it_o up_o at_o all_o adventure_n do_v you_o believe_v that_o in_o a_o kindle_a coal_n there_o be_v any_o part_n which_o be_v not_o a_o coal_n but_o fire_n or_o in_o a_o red-hot_a iron_n there_o be_v any_o part_n that_o be_v not_o iron_n but_o fire_n a_o great_a city_n may_v be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o one_o spark_n now_o if_o the_o body_n of_o fire_n be_v different_a from_o the_o thing_n fire_v there_o can_v be_v no_o more_o part_n of_o fire_n in_o the_o whole_a town_n on_o fire_n than_o that_o one_o spark_n we_o see_v body_n of_o divers_a kind_n may_v be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o well_o by_o the_o refraction_n as_o the_o reflection_n that_o be_v make_v in_o burning-glass_n and_o yet_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v any_o man_n think_v that_o particle_n of_o fire_n dart_v from_o the_o sun_n can_v pass_v through_o the_o substance_n of_o a_o crystal_n globe_n and_o in_o the_o air_n between_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o globe_n there_o be_v no_o fire_n p._n 58._o when_o be_v it_o that_o we_o may_v true_o say_v of_o a_o man_n that_o he_o be_v dead_a or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o have_v expire_v his_o soul_n for_o it_o have_v be_v know_v that_o some_o man_n who_o have_v be_v take_v for_o dead_a be_v bring_v out_o the_o next_o day_n revive_v a._n it_o be_v hard_o to_o determine_v the_o point_n of_o time_n in_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n proceed_v therefore_o to_o other_o experiment_n p._n 59_o si_fw-mi acus_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o a_o needle_n excite_v by_o a_o loadstone_n hang_v free_o within_o the_o receiver_n it_o will_v nevertheless_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o iron_n which_o be_v draw_v about_o without_o the_o receiver_n so_o object_n put_v within_o will_v be_v see_v by_o those_o that_o be_v without_o and_o sound_v make_v within_o will_v be_v hear_v without_o all_o these_o as_o well_o after_o as_o before_o the_o exsuction_n of_o the_o air_n except_o that_o the_o sound_n be_v somewhat_o more_o weak_o hear_v after_o than_o before_o b._n these_o be_v most_o manifest_a sign_n that_o the_o receiver_n be_v always_o full_a and_o that_o the_o air_n can_v thence_o be_v suck_v out_o that_o the_o sound_n thence_o be_v more_o weak_a to_o one_o hearing_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o consistence_n of_o the_o air_n for_o the_o consistence_n of_o the_o air_n be_v diametrical_o opposite_a from_o its_o motion_n p._n 61._o quia_fw-la nihil_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o there_o be_v nothing_o there_o that_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o atmosphere_n shall_v do_v no_o more_o strong_a or_o evident_a argument_n can_v be_v make_v against_o a_o vacuum_n than_o this_o experiment_n for_o if_o of_o two_o coherent_a marble_n either_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v thrust_v forward_o that_o way_n that_o their_o surface_n lie_v contiguous_a they_o will_v easy_o be_v sever_v the_o neighbour_a air_n successive_o flow_v into_o the_o desert_a place_n but_o so_o to_o pull_v they_o asunder_o that_o at_o one_o time_n they_o shall_v lose_v their_o whole_a contact_n be_v impossible_a the_o world_n be_v full_a for_o then_o either_o motion_n must_v be_v make_v from_o one_o term_n to_o another_o in_o a_o instant_n or_o two_o body_n at_o the_o same_o time_n must_v be_v in_o the_o same_o place_n to_o say_v either_o of_o which_o be_v absurd_a p._n 62._o confitentur_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o themselves_o and_o all_o other_o confess_v that_o all_o ponderation_n be_v a_o endeavour_n every_o way_n by_o right_a line_n unto_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o that_o it_o be_v make_v not_o by_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o cylinder_n or_o column_n but_o by_o a_o pyramid_n who_o top_n be_v the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o who_o basis_n be_v part_n of_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o atmosphere_n ibid._n conatus_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o endeavour_n of_o all_o the_o point_v that_o ponderate_a will_v be_v propagate_v to_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o upper_a marble_n before_o it_o can_v be_v propagate_v further_o suppose_v to_o the_o earth_n p._n 64._o have_v etc._n etc._n these_o scale_n he_o put_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o draw_v out_o the_o air_n and_o then_o be_v they_o keep_v so_o compress_v and_o unite_v by_o the_o gravity_n of_o the_o external_a air_n that_o six_o strong_a man_n can_v pull_v they_o asunder_o but_o if_o at_o length_n by_o the_o use_n of_o utmost_a endeavour_n they_o be_v pluck_v in_o sunder_o they_o make_v a_o noise_n equal_a to_o the_o report_n of_o a_o musket_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o by_o the_o stop-cock_n open_v there_o be_v the_o least_o entrance_n give_v to_o the_o air_n they_o be_v sever_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n p._n 65._o sed_fw-la vis_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o can_v the_o spring_n which_o they_o say_v be_v in_o the_o air_n confer_v nothing_o to_o the_o hold_v up_o the_o marble_n nothing_o at_o all_o for_o there_o be_v no_o endeavour_n of_o the_o air_n to_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n more_o than_o to_o any_o other_o point_n in_o the_o universe_n for_o see_v that_o heavy_a thing_n tend_v from_o the_o circumference_n of_o the_o atmosphere_n unto_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o thence_o again_o to_o the_o circumference_n of_o the_o atmosphere_n by_o the_o same_o reflect_a line_n the_o endeavour_n upward_o will_v be_v equal_a to_o the_o endeavour_n downward_o and_o so_o destroy_v one_o another_o they_o will_v endeavour_v neither_o way_n p._n 66._o non_fw-la potest_fw-la ergo_fw-la pars_fw-la bc_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o part_n bc_n that_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o atmosphere_n place_v any_o where_o within_o the_o whole_a can_v by_o reason_n of_o its_o greatness_n descend_v although_o it_o be_v heavy_a and_o therefore_o it_o can_v press_v or_o gravitate_fw-la ibid._n si_fw-mi possibile_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o i_o shall_v deny_v it_o possible_a that_o by_o the_o art_n of_o man_n two_o furface_n of_o two_o body_n can_v be_v make_v so_o accurate_o fit_a that_o they_o shall_v touch_v in_o all_o point_n so_o that_o there_o can_v no_o creable_a corpuscle_n pass_v between_o they_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o they_o can_v defend_v their_o own_o hypothesis_n or_o disprove_v our_o negative_a assertion_n ibid._n utraque_fw-la etc._n etc._n both_o these_o fancy_n as_o well_o that_o of_o the_o weight_n as_o of_o the_o spring_n or_o antitupy_v of_o the_o air_n be_v dream_n but_o if_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o recoil_n in_o those_o small_a hair_n or_o slender_a corpuscle_n of_o which_o the_o air_n consist_v one_o may_v inquire_v whence_o it_o be_v that_o those_o crooked_a body_n settle_a and_o at_o quiet_a in_o that_o posture_n come_v to_o be_v move_v into_o a_o straightness_n they_o ought_v if_o they_o will_v be_v esteem_v natural_a philosopher_n to_o assign_v some_o possible_a cause_n of_o this_o p._n 67._o cur_n non_fw-la etc._n etc._n why_o can_v the_o water_n which_o when_o it_o be_v inject_v do_v compress_v the_o particle_n of_o air_n be_v again_o cast_v out_o by_o the_o same_o particle_n explicate_v themselves_o a._n because_o when_o explicate_v they_o require_v no_o great_a place_n than_o when_o compress_v as_o in_o a_o vessel_n full_a of_o water_n wherein_o be_v many_o eel_n the_o same_o proportion_n of_o place_n receive_v they_o whether_o they_o be_v fold_v round_o or_o at_o length_n therefore_o they_o can_v drive_v up_o the_o water_n by_o their_o spring_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o motion_n of_o body_n explicate_v themselves_o b._n the_o comparison_n of_o air_n to_o eel_n in_o water_n i_o suppose_v will_v be_v well_o receive_v by_o our_o academian_o p._n 68_o vides_fw-la etc._n etc._n you_o see_v how_o foolish_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o bring_v for_o the_o explication_n of_o such_o effect_n metaphorical_a word_n as_o the_o shun_v of_o a_o vacuum_n the_o ahhorrence_n of_o nature_n etc._n etc._n which_o heretofore_o the_o school_n use_v to_o defend_v their_o reputation_n ibid._n in_o the_o gardener_n watering-pot_n therefore_o be_v the_o water_n suspend_v because_o that_o which_o issue_v out_o at_o so_o small_a a_o hole_n be_v so_o little_a that_o it_o can_v diffuse_v itself_o to_o