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... bottom of a vessel is 2000 lbs . , and the pressure is uniform throughout , then if we take a square inch as the unit of area , and the area of the bottom of the vessel is 40 square inches , 2000 40 the pressure at a point in the base ...
... bottom of a vessel is 2000 lbs . , and the pressure is uniform throughout , then if we take a square inch as the unit of area , and the area of the bottom of the vessel is 40 square inches , 2000 40 the pressure at a point in the base ...
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... . But pressure at Q depends on the length of AQ : therefore pressure at P depends on the length of PR , a line drawn vertically to meet the horizontal line AR . E 39. If a vessel , of which the bottom 16 ON THE PRESSURE OF A FLUID.
... . But pressure at Q depends on the length of AQ : therefore pressure at P depends on the length of PR , a line drawn vertically to meet the horizontal line AR . E 39. If a vessel , of which the bottom 16 ON THE PRESSURE OF A FLUID.
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... bottom will be equal to the weight of the fluid . BA Fig . 1 . E E D Fig . II . Fig . m . Let ACDB ( fig . I. ) be a vessel whose bottom , CD , is hori- zontal , and its sides vertical . We may consider the fluid in this vessel to be ...
... bottom will be equal to the weight of the fluid . BA Fig . 1 . E E D Fig . II . Fig . m . Let ACDB ( fig . I. ) be a vessel whose bottom , CD , is hori- zontal , and its sides vertical . We may consider the fluid in this vessel to be ...
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... bottom is to the pressure at the top as 3 to 2 . ( 6 ) If the pressure of a uniform fluid , not exposed to external pressure , be 15 lbs . to the square inch at a depth of 15 feet , what will be the pressure at a depth of 12 feet ? ( 7 ) ...
... bottom is to the pressure at the top as 3 to 2 . ( 6 ) If the pressure of a uniform fluid , not exposed to external pressure , be 15 lbs . to the square inch at a depth of 15 feet , what will be the pressure at a depth of 12 feet ? ( 7 ) ...
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... bottom of a vessel is 112 feet , be inserted vertically in the vessel , and the whole be filled with water , find the pressure in tons on the bottom of the vessel , the area of the bottom being weight of a cubic foot of water 1000 oz ...
... bottom of a vessel is 112 feet , be inserted vertically in the vessel , and the whole be filled with water , find the pressure in tons on the bottom of the vessel , the area of the bottom being weight of a cubic foot of water 1000 oz ...
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air in CQ atmospheric pressure axis barrel become solid body bottom Cambridge Centigrade centre of gravity Cheltenham College column of mercury compressed containing cork Crown 8vo cubic foot cubic inches cylinder depth displaced fluid English Notes equal volume equilibrium Fahrenheit find the pressure find the specific find the weight fluid at rest fluid displaced fluid of uniform fluid pressure foot of water force Hence Henry's First Latin High Street horizontal plane horizontal section hydrometer Hydrostatic Hydrostatic Balance John Henry Blunt late Fellow number of degrees Oxford Pall Mall particles pipe piston pressure at point pressure of atmosphere Second Edition shew sink siphon Small 8vo specific gravity square inch string substance weigh Thermometer Thomas Kerchever Arnold Thucydides Trinity College Trinity Street tube uniform density unit of specific unit of volume unit of weight valve water weighs 1000 Waterloo Place weighing 1000 oz weight of fluid
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