 The specific gravity of any substance is the ratio of the weight of that substance to the weight of an equal volume of. some substance taken as a standard.  Higher Arithmetic - Page 92by Wooster Woodruff Beman, David Eugene Smith - 1897 - 193 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Newth - 1871 - 152 pages
...being 14 in., and the radius of its base 3 in. Ans. 1833^ oz. CHAPTER VI. ON SPECIFIC GRAVITY. 99. The specific gravity of any substance is the ratio of the weight of the substance to the weight of an equal bulk or volume of a certain standard substance. For solids... | |
 | Isaac Todhunter - Philosophy - 1877 - 452 pages
...and zinc. 440. Hitherto we have considered the specific gravity of any substance to be the proportion of the weight of that substance to the weight of an equal volume of the standard substance. But we may shew that this is the same thing as the proportion of the velume... | |
 | Sir Philip Magnus (bart.) - 1882 - 192 pages
...gravity of a substance is very often said to be measured by the ratio of the weight of a given volume of that substance to the weight of an equal volume of some standard substance ; and in considering solid and liquid bodies, water at 4° C. is taken as the standard... | |
 | John Greaves - Hydrostatics - 1894 - 224 pages
...R= , R- S= S- B= ; .'. the pressure at A - the pressure at B is constant. Specific Gravity. 16. DBF. The specific gravity of any substance is the ratio of the weight of any volume of that substance to the weight of an equal volume of some standard substance. The substance... | |
 | Alfred Payson Gage - Physics - 1896 - 400 pages
...than some standard substance. The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of the weight of a body of that substance to the weight of an equal volume of some standard. The standard adopted for solids and liquids is distilled water at some definite temperature... | |
 | Alfred Payson Gage - Physics - 1898 - 416 pages
...than some standard substance. The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of the weight of a body of that substance to the weight of an equal volume of some standard. The standard adopted for solids and liquids is distilled water at some definite temperature... | |
 | William W. Speer - Arithmetic - 1899 - 296 pages
...balloon or a descending snowflake? 17. Throw a ball into the air. While rising, does it Jiave weight ? Specific Gravity. — The specific gravity of any substance is the ratio of the weight of the substance to the weight of an equal volume of water. The following is the specific gravity of a... | |
 | William W. Speer - Arithmetic - 1899 - 296 pages
...rising, does it have weight ? 18. In which is an apple the heaviest, in water, in air, or in a vacuum ? Specific Gravity. — The specific gravity of any substance is the ratio of the weight of the substance to the weight of an equal volume of water. The following is the specific gravity of a... | |
 | Wooster Woodruff Beman, David Eugene Smith - Algebra - 1900 - 500 pages
...54,983,890. What is the ratio of the population in 1790 to that in 1780 '! in 1890 to that in 1880 ? 312. Applications in physics, (a) Specific gravity. The...specific gravity of any substance is the ratio of the weighs of that substance to the weight of an equal volume of some other substance taken as a standard.... | |
 | Alvord D. Robinson - Arithmetic - 1902 - 652 pages
...bill has much the same force and validity as a note, but cannot be transferred by mere indorsement. SPECIFIC GRAVITY. The specific gravity of any substance is the ratio of the weight of a certain volume of it to an equal volume of some substance taken as a standard. Water is the standard... | |
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