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Excerpt from The Elements of Hydrostatics and Hydrodynamics
Art. 28. The pressure of the atmosphere. 29. Correction for temperature. 30. Relation between the pressure and volume of air. 31. Ratio of the pressure to the density at 32. Ratio of the pressure to the density at any temperature. 33. Heat developed by compression. 34. Surface of equal pressure a horizontal plane. 35. The difference of the altitudes of two stations determined by the barometer. 36. The same, taking into account the variation of gravity. 37. Relation between the pressure and volume of vapour and gases. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
