Twentieth century hand-book for steam engineers and electricians with questions and answers; a practical non-technical treatise .. (1913)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & company · leaf 202
is meant by acceleration of gravity/ andwhat constant number represents it in connection withhydraulics ? A71S. Acceleration of gravity is the increase in velocitycaused by the actual weight of the water^ and is representedby the constant 32. 160. What per cent of allowance is ordinarily made…