A system of natural philosophy, designed for the use of schools and academies (1845)
Moffat, J[ohn] M. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, E. C. Biddle · leaf 130
tuation; and the piezometer beingthus arranged is introduced into the receiver of the compressor,filled with°water at a temperature of 50 degrees, when the pumpbeing screwed into its place, any required degree of pressure maybe applied. When the experiment was carefully conducted it wasfound that… … By what part of its original bulk under atmospheric pressure will aforce of 2000 atmospheres, or 30,000 lbs. to the square inch, condense agiven mass of water ? What is the construction of Perkinss piezometer ? * This curious and interesting experiment is exhibitetl dail\,at the Na-tional Gallery…
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