HYDROSTATICS. 1§5 



Yellow amber, - 1.078 



Common spirit of wine, - - 0.837 



Pure spirit of wine, - - - 0.820 



Concentrated sulphuric acid, - - 2.125 



nitrous acid, - - 1.580 



marine acid, -I - 1.194 



fluoric acid, - - 1.500 



Black coal, .... 1.308 



Cannelcoal, .... 1.270 



Bone of an ox, .... 1.658 



Oil of olives, .... 0.915 



- of sweet-almonds, ... 0.917 

 Spirits of turpentine, ... 0.870 

 Linseed oil, ... - 0.940 

 Naptha, .... 0.708 

 Gum-elastic, - - , - 0.393 

 Camphor, - - - 0.989 

 Yellow wax, .... 0.965 

 White ditto, .... 0.969 

 Spermaceti, .... 0.943 

 Tallow, .... 0.942 

 Dry oak, .... 0.925 

 Yew, - O.788 

 Dry ash, .... 0.800 



maple, .... 0.755 



elm, .... 0.600 



fir, .... 0.550 



Cork, ..... 0.240 



