Brechner, Claude H., 1887- [from old catalog] · Boston, New York [etc.] Allyn and Bacon · leaf 288
ple: A body immersed in a fluid loses inweight an amount equal to the weightof the fluid displaced. This principle can be demon-strated as follows: Suppose a cube1 ft. on an edge be immersed in water so that the top ofthe cube is 5 ft. below the surface. (Figure 306.) Thenthe bottom of the cube is… … Figure 306. — ArchimedesPrinciple Verified. 278 MECHANICS OF FLUIDS This leaves a force upward of 375 - 312i lb. = 62i lb.But 62J lb. is the weight of a cubic foot of water, which isalso the volume of the cube. The illustration above assumed that the body was com-pletely submerged. If the weight of…
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