The Cambridge course of elementary natural philosophy; being the demonstrations of the propositions in mechanics and hydrostatics in which those persons who are not candidates for honours are examined for the degree of B.A (1844)
Snowball, John Charles, d. 1855 · Cambridge [Eng.] T. Stevenson; [etc., etc.] · leaf 69
re as before on the surface of the water in thewell, it will force up water into the suction pipe to a heightK such that the pressure of the air in CK, together with thepressure arising from the column of water KH, producesthe same effect on the section of the water in the suctionpipe at H, as the… … HYDROSTATICS. 67 the surface of the water in the well on the one hand, and thepressure of the air in CK together with that arising from thefluid column KH on the other, the valve B, being equallypressed on its upper and its under surfaces, will fall downby its own weight. The piston C is then…
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