 | William Walton - 1847 - 280 σελίδες
...specific gravity of a substance is measured by, or, for convenience of language, is said to be equal to, the ratio of the weight of a given volume of the substance to that of an equal volume of some assigned standard fluid, generally assumed to' be distilled water at... | |
 | Thomas Minchin Goodeve - 1874 - 340 σελίδες
...of a solid or liquid substance is the ratio of its density to that of water, or, in other words, it is the ratio of the weight of a given volume of the substance to that of an equal volume of water. The water is distilled, and the temperature is 60° F. Def. The specific... | |
 | Thomas Minchin Goodeve - 1874 - 336 σελίδες
...of water. The water is distilled, and the temperature is 60° F. Def. The specific gravity of a gas is the ratio of the weight of a given volume of the gas to that of an equal volume of air at the same temperature and pressure. The standard temperature... | |
 | Robert Henry Thurston - 1879 - 242 σελίδες
...opposite must be deducted. The specific gravity of any substance is proportional to its density, and is the ratio of the weight .of a given volume of the substance to that of an equal volume of water, both being taken at the temperature of maximum density of the latter.... | |
 | Robert Henry Thurston - 1883 - 402 σελίδες
...Specific Gravity of Oil.—The specific gravity of any substance is proportional to its density, and is the ratio of the weight of a given volume of the substance to that of an equal volume of water, both being taken at the temperature of maximum density of the latter.... | |
 | Robert Henry Thurston - 1885 - 406 σελίδες
...latter scale being conventional. The specific gravity of a substance is proportional to its density, and is the ratio of the weight of a given volume of the substance to that of an equal volume of water, both being usually taken at the temperature of maximum density of... | |
 | Edward Leamington Nichols - 1894 - 332 σελίδες
...(G.) General statements concerning specific gravity and density. The specifjc gravity of a substance is the ratio of the weight of a given volume of the substance to the weight of an equal volume of water at its maximum density. Specific gravities being ratios of like quantities are abstract numbers,... | |
 | 1894 - 334 σελίδες
...(G.) General statements concerning specific gravity and density. The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of the weight of a given volume of the substance to the weight of an equal volume of water at its maximum density. Specific gravities being ratios of like quantities are abstract numbers,... | |
 | John Harper Long - 1894 - 386 σελίδες
...Specific Gravity. gravity or density, or specific weight, of By the specific a substance we understand the ratio of the weight of a given volume of the substance to the weight of the same volume of some other substance considered as a standard. To make our definition exact we must... | |
 | Samuel Escue Tillman - 1900 - 220 σελίδες
...characteristic greasy, rough, or smooth feel. Specific Gravity. — The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of the weight of a given volume of the substance to the weight of an equal volume of water at a standard temperature. One of the simplest ways to determine specific gravity is to obtain... | |
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C.) to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water at the same temperature, both weights being corrected for the buoyancy of air. 
