xliv SPECIFIC GRAVITY. 



LIGHT FLUIDS. 



0.700 . Gay Lussac's pure hydrocyanic acid. 



0.715 . Purest ether. 



0.742 . Very pure ether. 



48 . 0.792 . Ether and alcohol, p. aeq. 



43 . 0.815 . Alcohol. P.L. and P.D. 



42 . 0.835 . Spiritus rectif. P.L. Alcohol. P.E. 



37 • 0.840 . Spiritus vinosus rectificatus P.D. 



36 . 0.847 . Naphtha. Purest alcohol by distillation. 



33 . 0.863 . Esprit de vin, f . 



32 . 0.868 . Spirit of turpentine. 



26 . 0.900 . Scheele's acid of Prussian blue. 



23 . 0.915 . Strongest liquid ammonia. Olive oil. 



22 . 0.933 . Strong eau de vie. 



20 . 0.930 . Sp. tenuis, P.L. Sp. vin. ten. P.D. 



20 . 935 . Alcohol dilutum P.E. 



18 . 0.948 . Weak eau de vie. 



17 . 0.958 . Boiling water. 



16 . 0.960 . Liquid ammonia. 



13 . 0.980 . Burgundy wine. 



11 . 0.993 . Claret wine. 



10 . 1.000 . Distilled water. 



*0 . 1.075 . Standard brine. 



HEAVY FLUIDS. 



* . 1.000 . Distilled water. 



1 . 1.007 . Distilled vinegar. 



2 . 1.014 . French wine vinegar, 

 below 4 . 1.029 . Watered milk. 



4 to 5 . . Good milk. 



above 5 . 1.036 . Skimmed milk. 



7 . 1.046 . Acidum aceticum fortius P.L. 



8 . 1.060 . Wort for table ale, or malt spirit. 

 ^10 . 1.075 . Standard brine. 



,0 1 1 00 5 ^^^^^^ ^^^ strong ale. 



I Any liquid floating- a new-laid egg. 



20 . 1.160 . Acidum muriaticum P.L. 



22 . 1.187 . Single aquafortis. 



30 . 1 .261 . Boiling saturated syrup. 



35 . 1 .231 . Cold saturated syrup. Double aq. fortv 



41 . 1.398 . Common nitric acid. 



48 . 1.500 Acidum nitricum P.L. 



51 . 1.550 . Solut. of subcarbon. of potass. 



66 . 1 .847 . Rectified oil of vitriol. 



67 . 1.850 . Acidum sulphuricum P.L. 



