Handbook of Geological Terms, Geology and Physical GeographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1865 - 506 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 226 - Therefore, the specific gravity of a solid or a liquid body is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water...