toricellian

Updated: January 1, 2026

My Thursday was drawing to a close; I had to return to Avignon, to resume my lessons on the electrophorus and the Toricellian tube. O happy Thursdays! What glorious opportunities I lost because you were too short! We will go back a year to continue this history.

Jean-Henri Fabre - The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles