Lynde, Carleton John, b. 1872 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 55
s law holds for bodies which sink in water and for bodieswhich float. We can illustrate it by means of the apparatusshown in Fig. 24, as follows: Bodies which sink in water. —Fill the large vessel with wateruntil water runs out at the spout.Weigh the small vessel empty.Weigh the heavy body in… … MECHANICS. LIQUIDS 41 We find that the body loses weight equal to the weight of thewater displaced. Bodies which float on water. — If we make the same experi-ment with a floating body, we find that the floating body losesall of its weight when placed on the water in the large vessel.We find,…
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