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 146
btract the weight of the vessel as before. Tofind the specific gravity of the liquid, divide its weight bythat of the water. A flask that will hold 1,000 grains of water, called the Thousand GrainBottle, is often used for this purpose. A glass stopper, with a narrow open-ing running lengthwise… … GHve an example. 326. How much liquid does a floating solid displace ? Prove thiswith Fig. 153. 327. How much weight does a body immersed in water lose ? Givepome familiar examples of this loss of weight. Prove, with the apparatus representedin Fig. 154, that the weight lost equals that of the…
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