 | David Steel - 1805 - 392 Seiten
...loses in water, by subtracting its weight in water from its weight when out of it. Subtract the lesser of these remainders from the greater; then say, As...gravity of water To the specific gravity of the body. Suppose a piece of cork weighs 25/6. in air, and that a piece of lead, which weighs 100/6. in air and... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1807 - 464 Seiten
...piece of another body, heavier than water, so that the mass compounded of the two may sink together. Weigh the denser body and the compound mass, separately,...gravity of water, To the specific gravity of the body. EXAMPLE. Suppose a piece of elm weighs 151b in air; and that a piece of copper, which weighs J81b in... | |
 | William Marrat - 1810 - 512 Seiten
...body loses in water. Then say, As the weight lost in water, It to the abtolttte weight of the body, So is the specific gravity of water, To the specific gravity of the body. For, let W be the weight of the body, u> the weight lost in the fluid, which by art. 487, is also equal... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1811 - 442 Seiten
...that the mass compounded of the two may sink together. Weigh the denser body and the compound inass separately, both in water and out of it ; then find...gravity of water, To the specific gravity of the body: EXAMPLE. Suppose a piece of elm weighs ISlb in air; and that a piece of copper which weighs Ittlb in... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1811 - 494 Seiten
...subtracting its weight in water from its weight in air ; and subtract the less of these retnainders from the greater. Then say, As the last remainder,...gravity of water, To the specific gravity of the body. EXAMPLE. Suppose a piece of elm weighs 15lb in air; and that a piece of copper which weighs 18lb in... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 714 Seiten
...in air; and subtract the less of these remainders from the greater. Then, as this last remainder, Js to the weight of the light body in air, So is the specific gravity of the fluid, To the spécifie gravity of that body. X. The specific gravities of bodies of equal Weight,... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - 1815 - 604 Seiten
...weight in air ; and subtract the less of these remainders from the greater. Then use this proportion : As the last remainder Is to the weight of the light...gravity of water To the specific gravity of the body. This also follows from cor. 9. art. 397, where it was shewn III. When the specific gravity of ajiuid... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1816 - 618 Seiten
...water from its weight in air ; and subtract the less of these remainders from the greater. Then say, As As the last remainder, Is to the weight of the light body in air, So is i he specific gravity of water, To the specific gravity of the body.' EXAMPUi. Suppose a piece of elm... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1818 - 652 Seiten
...from it» weight in air ; and subtract the less of these remainders from the greater. Then say, As As the last remainder, Is to the weight of the light body in air, So is the specific gravity ot water, To the specific gravity of the body. EXAMPLE. Suppose a piece of elm weighs lölb in air... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 394 Seiten
...much each loses in the water, and subtract those losses from the whole weight of each in air. Then, as the last remainder is to the weight of the light body in air, so is the gravity of water to the gravity of the body. 3. "Whim a fluid is to be weighed." Weigh the fluid in... | |
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Weigh the denser body and the compound mass, separately, both in water and out of it ; then find how much each loses in water, by subtracting its weight in water from its weight in air ; and subtract the less of these remainders from the greater. Then... 
