Smith, J. Hamblin (James Hamblin), 1829-1901 · Toronto : A. Miller · leaf 41
n equilibrium in the midst of afluid, neither rising to the surface nor sinking to the bottom.It may however be proved by experiment tliat a hollow ballof copper, such as is used for a ball-tap, may be constructedof such a weight relatively to its size that when placed in waterit will remain where… … Let a body the measure of whose volume is V be suspendedby a string from the fixed point A so as to flout below the sur-face of a fluid. The body is kept at rest by (1) its weight, (2) the pressure* of the fluid on its surface, (3) the tension of the string. BODIES UNDER THE ACTION OF FLUIDS. 33…
Hydrostatics
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