A natural philosophy : embracing the most recent discoveries in the various branches of physics, and exhibiting the application of scientific principles in everyday life .. (1899)
Quackenbos, G. P. (George Payn), 1826-1881 · New York, Cincinnati [etc.], American book company · leaf 142
the experiment which proves that the upward pressure of liquids increasesWith their depth. 314. What is said of the pressure of water at great depths ? Whalexperiment is often made with strong glass bottles ? What is the effect of this pressure on wood sunk to a great depth ? 315. How may wonderful… … 317. HydrostaticParadox.—Pressurebeing proportionedto depth alone, a verysmall quantity of li-quid may balance anyquantity, howevergreat. This princi-ple is called the Hy-drostatic Paradox.Improbable as it appears at first, its truth is proved in va-rious ways. In Fig. 149, let A be a vessel…
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