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 80
the fluid on the outside. This shows that the upwardpressure is equal to the weight of a column of water whosebase is that of the tube, and whose altitude is its distancebelow the upper surface of the fluid. The upward pressure of fluids is called their Buoyant Effort. Itis in consequence of their… … Fig. 45. ( 73.) How is upward pressure demonstrated ? What in the Buoyant Effort t Itseffect on bodies t 78 POPULAR PHYSICS. Pressure on the Bottom of a Vessel independent of its Shape. 74. The pressure on the bottom of a vessel, arisingfrom the weight of a liquid, is entirely independent of…
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