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angular velocity atmospheric pressure axis vertical base body bottle Boyle's Law centre of buoyancy centre of gravity centre of mass centre of pressure Clare Coll compressed cone constant contains corresponding curved surface cylinder depth displaced fluid distance effective surface equal pressure filled floats free surface Hence homogeneous liquid horizontal plane hydrometer inches inclined indefinitely small infinite number Jesus Coll latus rectum length liquid of density lower membrane mercury surface motion P₁ parabola parallel perpendicular Peterhouse portion position of equilibrium PROP proportional prove radius ratio respectively resultant external force resultant thrust right angles right circular rotation shearing stress shew side sin² solid specific gravity sphere standard substance stroke surface of equal surface of equi-pressure surface-energy temperature tension tetrahedron triangle tube uniform angular velocity upper vertex vertical plane vessel volume weight of water