Laboratory exercises to accompany Carhart and Chute's First principles of physics (1913)
Fuller, Robert W. (Robert Warren), 1871-1953, Brownlee, Raymond B. (Raymond Bedell), b. 1877 joint author, Carhart, Henry Smith, 1844- First principles of physics. [from old catalog] · Boston, Allyn and Bacon · leaf 71
y the pressure of the atmosphere.It has also been determined experimentally that thepressure of the air supports a much longer column ofwater — approximately 34 feet. We know that mercury,volume for volume, is much heavier than water, or, as wesay, has a greater specific gravity. The fact that… … Experimental: The apparatus (Fig. 21) consists of two long paralleltubes with their lower ends dipping into tumblers of liquids. The upper end of eachis joined by a rubber connectionto an arm of a T-tube. To thecenter tube of the T is attached arubber tube to be used for suc-tion, which can be…
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