 | William Henry Besant - Hydrostatics - 1892 - 306 pages
....'. the density of the mixture = •* fv-\ ' Specific Gravity. In other words the specific gravity is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of the standard substance. Hence, if s is the specific gravity of a substance, and if W is the weight... | |
 | Education - 1918 - 984 pages
...definite to give a clear concise meaning. The specific gravity of a substance should be defined as the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of a standard substance. This definition indicates that the density of a substance may be found by multiplying... | |
 | Education - 1918 - 922 pages
...definite to give a clear concise meaning. The specific gravity of a substance should be defined as the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of a standard substance. This definition indicates that the density of a substance may be found by multiplying... | |
 | William Suddards Franklin, Barry MacNutt - Mechanics - 1908 - 314 pages
...expressed in grams per cubic centimeter. The specific gravity of a substance at a given temperature is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water at the same temperature, that is to say, the specific gravity of a substance is its density expressed... | |
 | William Suddards Franklin, Barry MacNutt - Heat - 1910 - 436 pages
...substance in grams per cubic centimeter. The specific gravity of a substance at a given temperature is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water at the same temperature. Thus if a substance is 2.5 times as heavy as an equal bulk of water,... | |
 | William Ballantyne Anderson - Physics - 1914 - 380 pages
...therefore gives rise to a righting or restoring torque. 122. Specific Gravity. — The Specific Gravity (S) of a substance is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water at the same temperature. Representing the density of water by d', and the density of the substance... | |
 | William Suddards Franklin - Physics - 1916 - 624 pages
...centimeter (or in pounds per cubic foot). The specific gravity of a substance at a given temperature is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water at the same temperature. Thus, to say that the specific gravity of iron is 7.78 means that the... | |
 | William Suddards Franklin, Barry MacNutt - Mechanics - 1919 - 248 pages
...its density in grams per cubic centimeter. The specific gravity of a substance at a given temperature is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water at the same temperature. Thus, to say that the specific gravity of iron is 7.78 means that the... | |
 | William Suddards Franklin, Barry MacNutt - Mechanics - 1925 - 246 pages
...per cubic foot. See Art. 31 of Chapter II. The specific gravity of a substance at a given temperature is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water at the same temperature. Thus, to say that the specific gravity of iron is 7-78 means that the... | |
 | Percy William Norris, William Seymour Legge - Calculus - 1923 - 248 pages
...per cubic foot. See Art. 31 of Chapter II. The specific gravity of a substance at a given temperature is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water at the same temperature. Thus, to say that the specific gravity of iron is 7-78 means that the... | |
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The specific gravity of a substance at a given temperature is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water at the same temperature. 
