Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 631
f the bottle, and oncareful examination we perceive very plainly that themilk descends to the bottom of the vase, and the waterrises into the bottle. Here, again, it is atmosphericpressure which maintains the fluid in the bottle, but the 68 GASES AND LIQUIDS. milk descends, because fluids are… … wo adhering by pressure of air. ing equal volumes of metallic mercury, salt water, alcohol,and oil. These four liquids will lie one on the top of theother without ever mixing, even if shaken. Another experiment as to the pressure of the air maybe made. Take a penny and press it against some…
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