Well's natural philosophy : for the use of schools, academies and privte students, introducing the latest results of scientific discovery and research ; arranged with special reference to the practical application of physical science to the arts and the experiences of everyday life ; with three hundred and seventy-five engravings (1873)
Wells, David A · New York : Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Co. · leaf 130
es, and not solely from the ono ■which is in a direct line with, and opposite to the piston. 291. This property of transmitting pressure equally and ner^iay a^liq- freely in every direction, is one in virtue of which a liquid uid act as a becomes a machine, and can be made to receive, distribute,… … 126 WELLSS NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. What Is the Hy. ^^^ effectfl of the practical application of this principle aredrostatic Para- go remarkable that it has been called the Hydrostatic Para-dox, since the weight, or force, of one pound, applied throughthe medium of an extended surface of some liquid,…
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