Carhart, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1844-1920 · Boston : Allyn and Bacon · leaf 120
essed in opposite directions. The same will betrue of the other pair of lateralfaces. On d there will be a downward pressure equal to the columnof water with base d and heightnd. On the bottom c there will bean upward pressure equal to theweight of the column of water,whose base is c and height nc.… … Fig. 53. 110 MECHANICS. Since the principle applies to gases as well as liquids, itmay be stated generally as follows: A body immersed in afluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of thefluid displaced by it. The centre of buoyancy is the name applied to the centreof mass of the displaced…
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