 | John Charles Snowball - Hydrostatics - 1838 - 114 pages
...SG of fluid :: S : tf ; '• ° W+W . 19. PROP. xi. (i) To describe the common Hydrometer, and (2) to shew how to compare the Specific Gravities of two fluids by it. (1) The common Hydrometer consists of two spheres touching each other, and a long uniform slender... | |
 | Education - 1844 - 688 pages
...pressure on the bottom is equal to the weight of the fluid. 1 0. Describe the common hydrometer ; and show how to compare the specific gravities of two fluids by means of it. 1 1 : Describe the condenser and its operation. 12. In the common barometer the pressure of the atmosphere... | |
 | Cambridge univ, exam. papers - 1847 - 40 pages
...what portion of it will be immersed when it floats in water? 11. Describe the common hydrometer, and shew how to compare the specific gravities of two fluids by means of it. 12. The pressure of the atmosphere is accurately measured by the weight of the column of mercury in... | |
 | University of Cambridge - 1849 - 560 pages
...gravity is greater than that of the fluid in which it is weighed ; 2ndly, when it is less. Prop. 11. To describe the common hydrometer, and to shew how...the specific gravities of two fluids by means of it. Elastic Fluids. Prop. 12. Air has weight. Prop. 13. The elastic force of air at a given temperature... | |
 | Cambridge univ, exam. papers - 1856 - 200 pages
...fluid weighs 2 Ibs.; find the specific gravity of the fluid. 9. Describe the common hydrometer, and shew how to compare the specific gravities of two fluids by means of it. 10. Shew how to graduate a common thermometer. What would be the inconvenience of having the bore of... | |
 | University of Cambridge - 1864 - 694 pages
...gravity is greater than that of the fluid in which it is weighed ; 2ndly, when it is less. Prop. 11. To describe the common hydrometer, and to shew how...the specific gravities of two fluids by means of it. Elastic Fluids. Prop. 12. Air has weight. Prop. 13. The elastic force of air at a given temperature... | |
 | Thomas Lund - Hydrostatics - 1864 - 204 pages
...be observed that it is not requisite for the exact weight of the Sinker to be known. 77. PROP. XI. To describe the Common Hydrometer; and to shew how...compare the Specific Gravities of two fluids by means of i<. * The better way in practice is to restore the equilibrium by removing a weight W" from the scale... | |
 | Thomas Lund - Hydrostatics - 1864 - 188 pages
...required the pressure which the main must be constructed to bear. 7. Describe the Common Hydrometer; and shew how to compare the Specific Gravities of two fluids by means of it. An Hydrometer, used for determining the Specific Gravity of spirits, is constructed in such a way that... | |
 | John Charles Buckmaster - Mechanics - 1864 - 204 pages
...a conical vessel filled with fluid with its base downwards. 2. Describe Hare's hydrometer, and show how to compare the specific gravities of two fluids by means of it. 3. Describe and explain the action of Appold's centrifugal pump. SECTION II. 1. Show how the principle... | |
 | University of Calcutta - 1864 - 388 pages
...formed of the same material as the cube, sink iu water ? 4. Describe the common hydrometer, and showhow to compare the specific gravities of two fluids by means of it. 5. Explain the action of the common syphon. If the ends of the syphon were immersed in two fluids of... | |
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... gravity of the fluid : the specific gravity of the body. Prop. 10. To describe the hydrostatic balance, and to shew how to find the specific gravity of a body by means of it, 1st, when its specific gravity is greater than that of the fluid in which... 
