Smith, J. Hamblin (James Hamblin), 1829-1901 · Toronto : A. Miller · leaf 63
ent _ xdensity at first ~ x-\-y .. density after one ascent = —. (density at first). Similarly, density after second ascent = . (densitv after one ascent) x+y ^ ( / - j. ^density at first), and so on :, density after nth ascent = ( -— J . (density at first). The same formula is applicable to… … The Barometer is an instrument for measuring the pressureof the atmosphere. If we take a glass tube about 32 inclies long, open at Aand closed at B. and fill it with mercury : if we then close theend A, invert tlie tube, place it in a vessel full of mercury,called the basin, and then remove the…
Hydrostatics
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