A Text-book of Physics, Volume 1C. Griffin, 1920 - 345 pages |
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acceleration attraction axis bending body Boyle's Law bulk modulus capillary tube carbonic acid centimetre CHARLES GRIFFIN coefficient compressibility constant couple cross-section curvature curve cylinder density determined diameter diffusion diminishes displacement distance drop earth elastic elongation equal equation equilibrium experiments film fluid forces acting gases given glass greater h₁ h₂ hence horizontal increase kinetic energy knife edges layers length liquid Lord Rayleigh mass measured membrane mercury metal method millimetre moment of inertia motion moving observed osmotic pressure P₁ parallel parallelopiped pendulum piezometer plane plate position potential energy proportional pull radius result right angles salt shear shown in Fig solution sphere spherical spring square strain suppose surface tension surface-tension tangent tangential stress temperature theory thickness torsion twist unit area unit volume vapour pressure velocity vertical vessel vibration viscosity weight wire Young's modulus
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