Greenhill, G. (George), Sir, 1847-1927 · London and New York, Macmillan and Co. · leaf 283
ck, the mercury flows through the tube ABCfrom A to G in & continuous stream (fig. 61). If the density p of the surrounding medium is takeninto account, the pressure of the liquid above the stopvalve exceeds the pressure below the valve by {(T-p)z. Thus if jo > (T, the action of the siphon… … Fig 61. Fig 62. The vertical height of the highest point B of the tubeabove A must not, however, exceed h, the height of thebarometer; otherwise, as in ABG, the mercury in thebranch AB will subside to the barometric height AH,when the finger is removed from A ; and now, when thestopcock in BG is…
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