Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah), 1833- · New York : Theo. Audel · leaf 92
llow cylinder be filled wdth water,the equilibrium is disturbed; but if at the same time thebeam is lowered so that the solid cylinder becomes immersedin a vessel of water placed beneath it, the equilibriumwill be restored. By being immersed in water the solid cylinderloses a portion of its weight… … 94 Pumps and Hydraulics. Minerals, if suspected of containing spaces, should becoarsely pulverized, and then the second method may beconveniently applied to determine their density—thus pre-pared, a higher result will be obtained, and even metals whenpulverized were found to give a greater specific…
Hydraulic machinery · Pumping machinery
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