Gage, Alfred P. (Alfred Payson), 1836-1903 · Boston, London, Ginn · leaf 161
We must not regard the bodyof mercury as serving as a balance beam between the twobodies of water, for this would lead to the absurd conclusion 144 MOLAR DYNAMICS. that a given mass of matter may balance another mass 16times as great. We may best understand this phenomenonby imagining the body of… … Fig. 105. by the water in the small arm is transmitted by the mercuryto each of the 16 columns, so that each column receives anupward pressure, or a supporting force equal to the weight ofthe water in the small arm. The pressure exerted by a fluid upon the vessel containingit is normal to the walls…
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