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... liquids are extremely expansible by heat ; otherwise , a con- stant bulk of the same liquid will not retain a constant weight . It will be proper to begin with the description of the mode in which the specific gravity of liquids is ...
... liquids are extremely expansible by heat ; otherwise , a con- stant bulk of the same liquid will not retain a constant weight . It will be proper to begin with the description of the mode in which the specific gravity of liquids is ...
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... liquid to be examined is brought to the temperature of 60 ° , and with it the bottle is filled up to the mark before - mentioned ; it is then weighed , the counter- poise being used as before , and the specific gravity directly ...
... liquid to be examined is brought to the temperature of 60 ° , and with it the bottle is filled up to the mark before - mentioned ; it is then weighed , the counter- poise being used as before , and the specific gravity directly ...
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... liquid to be tried is put into a small narrow jar , and the instrument floated in it . It is obvious that the denser the liquid , the higher will the hydrometer float , because a smaller displacement of fluid will counterbalance its ...
... liquid to be tried is put into a small narrow jar , and the instrument floated in it . It is obvious that the denser the liquid , the higher will the hydrometer float , because a smaller displacement of fluid will counterbalance its ...
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... liquid , the latter , on being allowed access to the tube , would rise in its interior until the weight of the column balanced the pres- sure of the air upon the surface of the liquid . Now if the density of this liquid were known , and ...
... liquid , the latter , on being allowed access to the tube , would rise in its interior until the weight of the column balanced the pres- sure of the air upon the surface of the liquid . Now if the density of this liquid were known , and ...
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... liquids besides mercury ; but as the height of the column must always bear an inverse proportion to the density of ... liquid than mercury is employed in the construction of this instrument . It will now be necessary to consider a most ...
... liquids besides mercury ; but as the height of the column must always bear an inverse proportion to the density of ... liquid than mercury is employed in the construction of this instrument . It will now be necessary to consider a most ...
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Page 15 - Hence, the weight lost, or supported by the water, is the weight of a volume of water equal to that of the body immersed.
Page 14 - It is better, on this account, in graduating the bottle, to make two scratches as represented in the drawing, one at the top and the other at the bottom of the curve : this prevents any future mistake.