The outlines of physics: an elementary text-book (1897)
Nichols, E. L. (Edward Leamington), 1854-1937 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd. · leaf 132
id, in connection with the attractive force of the earthupon the cylinder, we see that these being opposite indirection the result is a loss of weight. The statementof this fact is known as the principle of Archimedes. Itis as follows: A body, when submerged in any liquid, loses weight by anamount… … •^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m mm Fig. 94. A small, cylindrical, brass bucket is placed upon onescale pan of a balance (Fig. 94), beneath which hangs acylinder which exactly fits the interior of the bucket. Itsvolume, therefore, is that of the contents of the bucket. 1 The discussion is readily extended to…
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