Hydrostatics.

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LECTURE IV.

Of Hydrostatics in general. Of theParticles os a Fluid, the Form, Size,&c. ‘The Hydrostatic Laws ofFluids. Of the Gravity and. Pres-sure of Fluids. The HydrostaticParadox demonjlrated. The Ratio-nale of the Swimming and Sinking ofBodies expounded. Of Absolute, Re-lative, and Specific Gravities ofSolids and Fluids, Nature WUse of Hydrometer or Water-Poise. The Nature, Use, and newStructure of the Hydrostatic-Ba-lance. The Common Balance im-proved on Hydrostatic Principles.A largeT keee of Specific Gravities.The Quantity of Pressure how efi-mated. The Centre of Pressure cal-culated. Various Hydrostatic Pro-blems in Geometry, Mechanics,Philosophy, &fc. The Usefulness ofHydrostatic Science. The Theory4/ large relating to the Motion of Bo-dies