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BetacommandBot02:43, 27 August 2007 (UTC)reply
The myth that he used a cannon barrel
It is a popular myth that Cagniard de la Tour used a cannon barrel in his critical point experiments. That myth was caused by a mis-translation of the original French. In his report, he said he used "un bout de canon de fusillade très epais." That translates to "the end of a thick-walled gun barrel". The French word "canon" means "gun", not necessarily the English word "cannon". Considering that he later picked up the gun and shook it beside his ear, it's very unlikely that it was what we in English would call a cannon.
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