 | David Steel - 1805 - 392 lapas
...of these remainders from the greater; then say, As the last remainder Is to the weight of the light body in air, So is the specific 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... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1807 - 464 lapas
...of these remainders from the greater. Then say, As the last remainder, Is to the weight of the light body in air, So is the specific 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... | |
 | William Marrat - 1810 - 512 lapas
...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... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1811 - 494 lapas
...remainders from the greater. Then say, by proportion, As the last remainder, Is to the weight of the light body in air, So is the specific gravity of water, To the specific gravity of the body. f-.1V That is, the specific gravity is s = -. . ~T\t by cor. 6, prop. 64.... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - 1815 - 604 lapas
...remainders from the greater. Then use this proportion : As the last remainder Is to the weight of the light body in air ; So is the specific 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... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1822 - 680 lapas
...which will be the weight lost in water. Then say, As the weight lost in water, Is to the whole weight. So is the specific gravity of water, To the specific gravity of the body. EXAMPLE. A piece of stone weighed lOlb, but in water only 6-J-lb,- required its specific gravity... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1823 - 666 lapas
...remainders from the greater. Then use this proportion : As the last remainder Is to the weight of the light body in air, So is the specific gravity of water To the specific gravity of the body. When the specific gravity of a, fluid is required. Take some body of known specific gravity... | |
 | Robert Brunton - 1828 - 222 lapas
...these remainders from the greater ; then say, As the last remainder, Is to the weight of the light body in air; So is the specific gravity of water, To the specific gravity of the body. EXAMPLE. of copper, weighing 18 libs, in air, and 16 libs, in water, and this compound weighs... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1829 - 256 lapas
...water from its weight in air. Then as the difference in these remainders is to the weight of the light body in air, So is the specific gravity of water to the specific gravity of the body. EXAMPLE. Suppose a piece of elm weighs in air 15 pounds, and that a piece of copper which weighs... | |
 | Thomas Duché Mitchell - 1832 - 582 lapas
...the weight of the water, equal in bulk to that of the solid, is to the weight of the solid itself, so is the specific gravity of water to the specific gravity of the solid. Thus, suppose the solid to weigh one hundred grains in air, and sixty grains in water, the difference... | |
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... 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... 
