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Tag: steam engine

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1553: In Vacuo

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 10, 2018 · Episode: 1553 Galileo, Torricelli, von Guericke, and the idea of a vacuum. Today, we invent vacuum.

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