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The Horses That Couldn't Pull Apart
The Horses That Couldn't Pull Apart

In 1654, Otto von Guericke used sixteen horses and two copper spheres to prove that air has weight,…

Torricelli and the Weight of the Invisible Sky
Torricelli and the Weight of the Invisible Sky

How a simple glass tube and heavy silver liquid proved air has weight, solved a centuries-old engin…