Regensburg piston vacuum experiment carried out in 1654. This demonstration of atmospheric pressure had over 20 men pulling on ropes failing to prevent a piston closing as air is pumped out from a cylinder, forming a vacuum. Otto von Guericke (November 30, 1602 - May 21, 1686) was a German scientist, inventor, and politician.

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Otto von Guericke, Regensburg Vacuum Experiment, 1654

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