 | Robert Boyle - 1725 - Liczba stron: 768
...This plate being weigh'd in water, and its weight therein fubftracbd from its weight in air, will give the weight of as much water, as is equal in bulk to the immerfed lead; or the fpecific weight of the lead in water. 4. The plate of lead, and the lighter... | |
 | Thomas Weston (Master of the Academy at Grenwich.) - 1729 - Liczba stron: 460
...demonftrated, That A BODY fpecifitally heavier than WATER, weighs lefs in WATER, than it does in the AIR, by the Weight of as much WATER. as is equal in Bulk to the given Boor. Whence, » ( Whence, if we wou'd know what any given Sulk or Quantity of any one of... | |
 | Robert Boyle - 1738 - Liczba stron: 964
...plate being weigh'd in water, and its weight therein fubftrafted from its weight in air, will give the weight of as much water, as is equal in bulk, to the immerfed lead ; or the fpecific weight of the lead in water. 4. The plate of lead, and the lighter... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1766 - Liczba stron: 572
...that of the body. The fpecific gravity of a body is the weight of it, when the bulk is given ; 3.8 grains of gold weighed in the air, is not the true...of air : It weighs only 36 grains in the water, and thene it lofea the weight of as much water, as ia equal .in bulk to itfelf, that is, 2 grains, and... | |
 | Richard Helsham - 1767 - Liczba stron: 458
...counterpoifed, be immerfed in water ; upon the immerfion it will become lighter, fuppofe by 200 grains, which is the weight of as much water as is equal in bulk to the cylinder ; for a cylindrical veffel, juft large enough to contain the cylinder, being hung at one... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1770 - Liczba stron: 406
...that of the body. The fpecific gravity of a body is the weight of it, when the bulk is given ; 3 8 grains of gold weighed in the air, is not the true...lofes the weight of as much water, as is equal in bulk toitfelf, that is, two grains, and as the gold weighs 38 grains, it follows, that the weight of water... | |
 | George Adams - 1794 - Liczba stron: 540
...of it's weight when it is al the bottom than when it is juft below the furface, for in either cafe it lofes the weight of as much water as is equal in bulk to itfelf. It is not more cafy to fwim in deep than in fhallow water, provided the water is not fo fhallow as... | |
 | George Adams - 1794 - Liczba stron: 606
...not fo fhallow as to prevent one from ftriking freely ; for whatever is the depth of the water, a man lofes the weight of as much water as is equal in bulk to 'his own body; for which rcafon, fhallow water will buoy him up with as great force as deep water.... | |
 | Richard Helsham - 1802 - Liczba stron: 500
...counterpoifed, be immerfed in water ; upon the immerfion it will become lighter, fuppofe by 200 grains, which is the weight of as much water as is equal in bulk to the cylinder ; for a cylindrical veflel, juft large enough to contain the cylinder, being hung at one... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - 1815 - Liczba stron: 680
...the box ? Charles. Till the weight of the copper and box, taken together, is something greater than the weight of as much water as is equal in bulk to the box. father. You understand, then, the reason why boats, barges, and other vessels, swim on water... | |
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The fpecific gravity of a body is the weight of it, when the bulk is given j 38 grains of gold weighed in the air, is not the true weight of it: for there it... 
