The elements of natural philosophy : copiously illustrated by familiar experiments and containing descriptions of instruments, with directions for using : designed for the use of schools and academies (1856)
Sprague, A. W. (Alfred White), 1821-1891 · Boston : Phillips, Sampson & Company · leaf 65
of the larger, causing thisto exert a force at E of ten thousand pounds. By thismachine, the force of a child exerted upon the lever-handlemay be* sufficient to crush the most stubborn objects. Explain the action of the Hydrostatic Press. What is said of the force ofthis? Illustrate the ratio of… … exerted. Here the liquid is represented as pumped from avessel through a tube attached to the bottom of the smallercylinder, and forced through a drop-valve in the bottom of thelarger. A small pipe leading from the bottom of the largercylinder is provided with a stop-cock, to which a hose may…
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