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Concept of spool vacuum air pump, essentially a pump pushing air formed by a piston and a cylinder invented by Otto von Guericke in 17th century Stock Photo - Alamy
![One of Otto von Guericke's experiments for proving the law of horror vacui, which says that a vacuum exists and that air has weight. Otto von Guericke (November 30, 1602 - May One of Otto von Guericke's experiments for proving the law of horror vacui, which says that a vacuum exists and that air has weight. Otto von Guericke (November 30, 1602 - May](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G14XRR/one-of-otto-von-guerickes-experiments-for-proving-the-law-of-horror-G14XRR.jpg)
One of Otto von Guericke's experiments for proving the law of horror vacui, which says that a vacuum exists and that air has weight. Otto von Guericke (November 30, 1602 - May
Gopalan College of Engineering and Management (GCEM) - The air pump also helped define modern mechanics The air pump, as the name suggests, is a device for pushing air around. Modern examples
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Otto Von Guericke, 1672. /Ntitle-Page Of The First Edition Of Otto Von Guericke'S 'Experimenta Nova,' Amsterdam, 1672, Containing His Accounts Of The Invention Of The Air Pump, The First Electric Generating Machine,
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Image of MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES. - The Magdeburg Hemispheres And Air Pump Invented By Otto Von Guericke And Now Preserved In The Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive
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Otto von Guericke's air pump. From 'Experimental Nova' by Otto von Guericke (Amsterdam, 1672). Engraving Stock Photo - Alamy
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