troyed (due to thebuoyancy of the liquid), the stonetending to rise toward the surfaceof the water. Buoyancy is the upward Fig. 42. pressure which a fluid exerts upon a body immersed in it, due to the difference between the depth of the top and bottom of the body below the surface of the fluid.… … Mechanics of Fluids. 53 weights on the other arm of the beam. Submerge B in water (Fig. 43).The buoyancy of the water destroys the equihbrium. Fill the bucket Awith water, and the equilibrium is restored. Now it is evident that thecylinder immersed in the water displaces its own volume of water.…
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