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 73
ationto water is known, and which will not dissolvethe solid. Fig. 38 exhibits a convenient ar-rangement of the scales, and the maimer ofsuspending the body in water for finding itsspecific gravity. The body should be, if pos- What do you mean by the specific gravity of a body ? What is taken as… … bo HYDROMETER. sible, suspended bj a horse-hair, or fine waxed thread, wherenice calculations are required.* 55. To deterirnine the sj^fecijic gravity of a liquid. — As-certain the weight of a given quantity of pure water in a smallvial, and then the weight of an equal quantity of the liquid inthe…
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