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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