Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 102
in air by the weight of the displaced water, and theresult will be the specific gravity sought. What is Nicholsons Hydrometer ? How used for determining the specific gravityof a solid ? SPECIFIC GRAVITY. 99 3. By a flash.—This method is used when a body existsin a state of powder, or in fine… … Fig. 63. Fig. 64. Fig. 65. The flask is then filled with water and weighed. Thisweight, diminished by that of the flask, is the weight of anequivalent volume of water. Divide the weight of the bodyby that of its equivalent volume of water, and the result willbe the specific gravity required.…
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