Evangelista Torricelli quote

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
Evangelista Torricelli
Evangelista Torricelli
Born: Oct 15, 1608
Died: Oct 25, 1647

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Enough, Air, Slightest, Enter, High, Rise, Weight, Mercury, Column, Make, Forces, Equilibrium, Surprise, Up, Vessel, Being, Which, Should, Being There, Inclination, Even, External

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