Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 681
d hold the fluid in equilibrium, but one leg beinglonger, the column of water in it preponderates, and as itfalls, the pressure on the water in the vessel keeps up thesupply. Apropos of the syphon, we may mention a very simpleapplication of the principle. Cut off a strip of cloth, andarrange it so… … The Syphon CAPILLAKITY. 119 This attribute of porous substances is called capillarity,and shows itself by capillary attraction in very fine pores ortubes. The same phenomenon is exhibited in blottingpaper, sugar, wood, sand, and lamp-wicks, all of which givefamiliar instances of capillarity. The…
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