Elementary treatise on physics experimental and applied for the use of colleges and schools (1890)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, E. (Edmund) · New York : W. Wood · leaf 108
e vessel M is then screwed on and filled with water. The pressure ofthe water acting on the mercury causes it to rise in the tube C, and itsheight may be marked by means of a little collar, a., which slides up anddown the tube. The level of the water in M is also marked by means of themovable rod… … -101] Pressure is Independent of the Shape of the Vessel. 91 in C ; and when the water in P has the same height as it had in M, whichis indicated by the rod o, the mercury will have risen to the height it had
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