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of Ale from the Tun, which had been there 

 fet to ferment 34 hours before : From that 

 time to the 9th of June it generated 639 

 cubick inches of air, with a very unequal 

 progreffion, more or lcfs as the weather 

 was warm, cool, or cold, and fometimes upon 

 a change from warm to cool, it reforbed 

 air, in all 32 cubick inches. 



Experiment LXXXVI. 



March the 2d, 12 cubick inches of Ma- 

 laga Rai/ins, with 18 cubick inches of wa- 

 ter generated by the 16th of April 411 cu- 

 bick inches of air, and then jn 2 or 3 cold 

 days it reforbed 35 cubick inches. From 

 the 21th of April to the 16th of May it 

 generated 78 cubick inches; after which to 

 the 9th of June it continued in a reforbing 

 ftate, fo as to reforb 1 3 cubick inches 5 

 there were at this feaion many hot days, 

 with much Thunder and Lightning, which 

 deftroys the air's elafticity 5 fo there was ge- 

 nerated ia all 489 cubick inches, of which 

 48 were reforbed. The liquor was at lafi: 

 Very vapid. 



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