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angular velocity atmospheric pressure axis vertical barometer base bottle Boyle's Law centre of buoyancy centre of gravity centre of mass centre of pressure Clare Coll compressed cone constant contains corresponding curved surface cylinder depth displaced fluid distance effective surface equal pressure filled floats free surface Hence homogeneous liquid horizontal plane hydrometer inches inclined indefinitely small infinite number Jesus Coll latus rectum length liquid of density lower membrane mercury surface motion parabola parallel perpendicular Peterhouse portion position of equilibrium PROP prove radius ratio respectively resultant external force resultant thrust right angles right circular rotation shearing stress shew side solid specific gravity sphere standard substance stroke surface of equal surface of equi-pressure surface-energy temperature tension tetrahedron triangle tube uniform angular velocity upper vertex vertical plane vessel volume weight of water
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Page 19 - The volume of the mixture is the sum of the volumes of the individual phases, as, of course, is the mass: r»u = g^T' (3-10) where / is the phase counter.
Page 43 - The pressure of a liquid on any surface immersed in it is equal to the weight of a column of the liquid whose base is the...
Page 107 - A solid hemisphere of radius a and weight W is floating in liquid and at a point on the base at a distance c from the centre rests a weight w...
Page 29 - AP, fill a semicircular tube whose bounding diameter is horizontal. Prove that the depth of one of the common surfaces is double that of the other.
Page 109 - ... rims being greased so that they form a water-tight spherical shell; this shell is now filled with water through a small aperture near the hinge; prove that the contact will not give way if the weight of the shell exceeds three times the weight of water it contains.
Page 16 - 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. In the metric system distilled water at 4°C.
Page 129 - To determine the specific gravity of a liquid by means of the specific gravity bottle.
Page 149 - P' of a mass of water the bulk of which is equal to that of the material of the bell, and W of a mass of water the bulk of which is equal to that of the interior of the bell, prove that, supposing the bell to be too light to sink without force, it will be in a position of unstable equilibrium, if pushed down until the pressure of the enclosed air is to that of...
Page 140 - ... the volume of a given mass of gas varies inversely as its pressure...
Page 172 - ... (from the bottom of the barrel). How far will the water then rise in the pipe ? [The height of the water barometer is about 33 feet.] [C.] 20. Prove that if h, h...