The Boston school compendium of natural and experimental philosophy .. (1837)
Parker, Richard Green, 1798-1869 · Boston : Marsh, Capen & Lyon · leaf 81
an a fluid ? What illustration of this isgiven? How do the specific gravities of water and cork compare with each oth-er ? Upon what principle is it that boats, ships, &c. are made to float upon thewater ? What rules have been formed from the knowledge of the specific gravityof water and the… … 70 NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. 216. The specific gravity of bodies that will sink inwater is ascertained by weighing them first in water,and then out of the water, and dividing the weight outof the water by the loss of weight in water. Fig. 54. Fig. 54 represents the scales for ascertain- ing the specific…
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