V
Vacuum: abhorence of in nature, 140 -141
debate over, 154 , 159 -160, 166 , 335 n.101
experiments with puzzling, 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 .
See also Torricelli
Val, Mlle de, seller of maps and geographies, 192
Vallant, physician, 201
Varignon, Pierre, 36 , 55 , 190
Fellow of Royal Society, 202
teaches mathematics, 197
Varin, 295 n.4, 333 n.72
Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre, seigneur de, 325 n.19
treatise by on fortifications for sale, 191
Vernacular. See Language
Vernon, Francis, 32 , 211 , 291 n.13, 334 n.81
Versailles, gardens of, 194
menagerie of, 194
menagerie of supplies animals for dissection, 39 , 54 , 59 , 194
water supply of, 21 , 32 , 50 , 55 , 56 , 156 , 169 , 210 , 337 n.112
Villette, instrument maker, 44
Vines, how they grip walls, 111
Vitruvius, 16 , 49
Void. See Torricelli; Vacuum