ABSTRACT

Nowitispossible,andIbeleevtrue,thattosomeelastickmatter,glassis pervious,andtoother,not.Andinthebarometer,whatcannotgetthrothe glass,which,astheauthorspeaks,isthegrosserpart,isexcluded.Butifabody couldbefoundlessperviousthenglas,thebarometerwithinthebarometer mightbeerected,as[inFigure4.A]BwithinCandAwithinBandsoad infinitum.Butourobservationisconfinedtothegrosser,thatis[,]wood,glass, andthelike,butweearenotthencetoconclude,thatetherisnotelastick,while itisunderthesamecompressureasotherairis.