====== Magdeburg Hemispheres ======

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When vacuum is applied to the volume enclosed by a pair of hemispheres they cannot be pulled apart. A valve on one of the hemispheres may be used so that the pump can be disconnected without disturbing the vacuum inside the apparatus.

P1

PIRA DCS 2B30.30