 Therefore the specific gravity of a solid or a liquid body, is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water...  Book III - Page 84by George William Myers - 1908Full view - About this book
 | William Clement Putnam, Robert Wallace Webb - Geology - 1945 - 100 pages
...It is often a diagnostic property. 5. Specific gravity. — The specific gravity of a given mineral is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water. Specific gravity, or heft, is an important property where the substance is much heavier... | |
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