 That is a difficult word ? what are we to understand by it ? words, which signify water, and the science which considers the weight of bodies. But hydrostatics, as a branch of natural philosophy, treats of the nature, gravity, pressure, and motion of...  Scientific Dialogues - Page 14by Jeremiah Joyce - 1815 - 260 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Science - 1815 - 446 pages
...bodies. But hydrostatics, as a branch of natural philosophy, treats of the nature, gravity, pressure, and motion of fluids in general ; and of the methods...ourselves ? Father. Most of them you will, provided ytiu are very careful in using the instruments, almost all of which are made of glass. I ought to tell... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Physics - 1826 - 254 pages
...subject :' HYDROSTATICS, OR THE LAWS OF FLUIDS. 87. HYDROSTATICS treat of the nature, gravity, pressure, and motion of fluids in general, and of the methods of weighing solids in them. And its mechanical practice, called hydraulics, relates particularly to the motion of water through... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), John Lauris Blake - Astronomy - 1826 - 308 pages
...which latter is accordingly called to windward. HYDROSTATICKS treat of the nature, gravity, pressure, and motion of fluids in general, and of the methods of weighing uolids in them, south side of the ecliptick. .fraction. In all piano mirrors, the image'perses them... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - New Hampshire - 1827 - 398 pages
...different gases. The science which treats of 48 PRESSURE OP FLUIDS. the nature, gravity, pressure, and motion of fluids, in general, and of the methods of weighing solids in them, is called hydrostatics. The non-elastic fluids are said to be incompressible, not because they are... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Physics - 1829 - 304 pages
...bodies. But hydrostatics, as a branch of natural philosophy, treats of the nature, gravity, pressure, and motion of fluids in general ; and of the methods...yields to none as to its real importance. And the ex10 HYDROSTATICS. periments which I shall show you are curious and highly amusing. Emma. Shall we... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - Science - 1830 - 350 pages
...different gases. The science which treats of 48 PRESSURE OF FLUIDS. the nature, gravity, pressure, and motion of fluids, in general, and of the methods of weighing solids in them, is called hydrostatics. The non-elastic fluids are said to be incompresr sible, not because they are... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Physical sciences - 1838 - 398 pages
...hodiss. But hydrostatics, as a hranch of natural philosophy, treats of the nature, gravity, pressure, and motion of fluids in general ; and of the methods of weighing solids in them. Charlcs. Is this an important part of knowledge? F. Taken in this extensive sense, it yields to none... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1838 - 348 pages
...HYDROSTATICS, OB THE LAWS OF FLUIDS. LXXXVIII. Hydrostatics treat of the nature, gravity, pressure, and motion of fluids in general, and of the methods of weighing solids in them. And its mechanical practice, called hydraulics, relates particularly to the motion of water through... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Science - 1841 - 578 pages
...bodies. But hydrostatics, as a branch of natural philosophy, treats of the nature, gravity, pressure, and motion of fluids in general ; and of the methods...them. Charles. Is this an important part of knowledge \ F. Taken in this extensive sense, it yields to none as to its real importance. And the experiments... | |
 | John Lee COMSTOCK (and HOBLYN (Richard Dennis)), John Lee COMSTOCK - 1846 - 506 pages
...HYDROSTATICS (hydor, water, statikot, standing). The science which treats of the nature, gravity, and pressure of fluids in general, and of the methods of weighing solids in them. IMAGE. The appearance of an object made either by reflection or refraction. In all plane mirrors, the... | |
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