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or_o a_o syphon_n invert_v fig._n 28_o 29._o the_o fluid_a at_o a_o by_o sink_v itself_o will_v raise_v that_o at_o b_o to_z the_o level_v le_z then_o in_o case_n the_o nose_n at_o b_o be_v not_o so_o high_a the_o liquor_n if_o not_o otherwise_o stop_v must_v needs_o run_v over_o and_o if_o any_o shall_v say_v the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v because_o the_o air_n at_o b_o fly_n away_o by_o its_o levity_n and_o the_o water_n follow_v to_o avoid_v a_o vacuity_n he_o will_v hardly_o be_v assent_v to_o by_o those_o who_o see_v a_o visible_a weight_n or_o force_n at_o a_o to_o over-press_a it_o and_o thrust_v it_o out_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n if_o the_o nose_n or_o pipe_n before_o it_o come_v to_o the_o height_n of_o e_o be_v recurvate_a fig._n 30_o 31._o and_o turn_v down_o to_o o_o that_o which_o will_v have_v run_v over_o at_o b_o will_n now_o run_v out_o at_o o_o be_v thrust_v up_o to_o b_o by_o the_o weight_n of_o a_o and_o fall_v down_o from_o thence_o by_o its_o own_o weight_n but_o in_o case_n a_o be_v low_a than_o b_o fig._n 32._o and_o the_o fluid_a uniform_o heavy_a a_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o drive_v it_o up_o to_o b_o much_o less_o make_v it_o there_o run_v over_o or_o turn_v about_o to_o o_o but_o contrariwise_a if_o it_o be_v full_a to_o b_o this_o will_v praeponderate_v and_o raise_v that_o at_o a._n yet_o if_o ac_fw-la be_v a_o heavy_a fluid_n suppose_v quicksilver_n &_o cb_n a_o light_a as_o wine_n or_o water_n the_o effect_n will_v follow_v as_o before_o till_o the_o great_a height_n of_o cb_n do_v countervail_v the_o great_a heaviness_n of_o ac_fw-la and_o contrariwise_a if_o ac_fw-la be_v specifical_o light_a than_o cb_n fig._n 33._o suppose_v that_o water_n and_o this_o quicksilver_n then_o must_v that_o be_v in_o such_o proportion_n high_a than_o this_o or_o else_o it_o will_v not_o rise_v to_o b_o nor_o run_v out_o at_o o._n but_o if_o ac_fw-la be_v high_o than_o in_o such_o proportion_n the_o effect_n will_v follow_v from_o the_o praegravitation_n of_o a_o without_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o fuga_fw-la vacui_fw-la and_o thus_o far_o the_o ancient_n will_v agree_v with_o we_o for_o they_o never_o fly_v to_o a_o fuga_fw-la vacui_fw-la so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v visible_a weight_n or_o force_n to_o thrust_v up_o the_o fluid_a but_o that_o which_o give_v occasion_n to_o introduce_v this_o notion_n of_o fuga_fw-la vacui_fw-la be_v but_o these_o two_o experiment_n and_o such_o as_o be_v reducible_a thereunto_o wherein_o for_o want_v of_o a_o force_n to_o raise_v liquid_n by_o way_n of_o trusion_n they_o have_v recourse_n to_o this_o of_o traction_n ne_fw-la detur_fw-la vacuum_fw-la the_o first_o that_o of_o suction_n in_o pump_n syringe_n and_o other_o the_o like_a occasion_n the_o other_o be_v that_o of_o a_o syphon_n whereby_o liquor_n be_v carry_v over_o considerable_a height_n above_o their_o level_n for_o if_o the_o nose_n of_o a_o syringe_n be_v immerse_v in_o water_n as_o at_o b_o fig._n 34._o and_o the_o handle_n or_o embolus_fw-la be_v draw_v back_o the_o water_n or_o other_o fluid_a will_v follow_v it_o from_o b_o into_z d_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o heavy_a body_n and_o no_o other_o force_n appear_v to_o thrust_v it_o up_o it_o be_v imagine_v that_o nature_n abhor_v a_o vacuum_n and_o this_o make_v the_o liquor_n rise_v contrary_a to_o its_o particular_a propension_n to_o which_o fuga_fw-la vacui_fw-la as_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v linus_n of_o late_a and_o some_o other_o after_o he_o have_v give_v the_o name_n funiculus_fw-la and_o the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o pump_n and_o other_o the_o like_a engine_n which_o draw_v water_n by_o way_n of_o suction_n and_o as_o to_o the_o syphon_n if_o the_o end_n c_o be_v immerse_v in_o water_n or_o other_o liquor_n fig._n 35._o though_o b_o the_o top_n of_o the_o syphon_n be_v much_o high_a than_o a_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o liquor_n yet_o if_o o_o be_v low_a than_o a_o 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