THE EXPERIMENTS OF 1885. 



107 



i.BLE III. 



THE HOUSTON. 





1 



PBRIMENTS. 



Weight 



of 

 Ballast. 



Total 

 Weight 

 Moved. 



Depth 



of 

 Immer- 



Wcip.ht on 

 Pyramid. | 



Time of com- 

 mencing Obser- 

 vation. 



Resistance 



ato. 



100 Feet. 



200 Feet. 



300 Feet. 



400 Feet. 



500 Feet. 















j 













sion. 









Time. 



Force. 



Time. 



Force. 



Time. 



Force. 



Time. Force. 



Time. 



Force. 





Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Inches. 





h m s 



Lbs. 





1 

















CLl. 



0000 



6076 



7.3 



2 cwt. 



11 40 37 



46 



14 



122 



10.5 



54 



11.5 



68 



12.5 



72 



11.5 



100 



CLII. 



0000 



6076 



7.3 



2 cwt. 



11 50 2 



85 



15 



40 



15 



44 



14 



53 



13.5 



55 



12.5 



65 



CLIII. 



0000 



6076 



7.3 



8 cwt. 



12 9 



83 



12 



95 



11 



101 



10.7 



117 



10 



148 



10.3 



164 



CLIV. 



0000 



6076 



7.3 



4 cwt. 



12 7 47 



114 



10 



116 



11 



122 



9.5 



148 



10.5 



171 



9.5 



200 



CLV. 



0000 



6076 



7.3 



5 cwt. 



12 14 



174 



9 



177 



10 



195 



10 



201 



8.5 



211.5 



8.5 



219 



CLVI. 



0000 



6076 



7.3 



6 cwt. 



12 20 7 



181 



9.5 



210 



9.5 



222 



7.5 



234 



8.5 



246 



5 



276 



CLVII. 



0000 



6076 



7.3 



7 cwt. 



12 26 31.5 



222 



8 



234 



6.5 



192 



6 



241.5 



6 



241.5 



7 



270 



CLVIII. 



0000 



6076 



7.3 



8 cwt. 



12 85 59 



228 



7 



18 



7 



60 



8 



800 



7 



180 



6 



198 



CLIX. 



4480 



10556 



11.0 



2 cwt. 



1 46 23 



60 



16 



63 



14 



64.5 



14 



66 



14 



69 



18 



76.5 



CLX. 



4480 



10556 



11.0 



4 cwt. 



1 56 36 



189 



11 



195 



11 



225 



10 



234 



11 



252 



10.5 



258 



CXI. 



4480 



10556 



11.0 



7 cwt. 



2 4 27 



267 



10 



288 



9.3 



306 



9.2 



330 



9 



836 



8.5 



348 



CLXII. 



8960 



15036 



15.0 



2 cwt. 



2 20 



57 



. .* 



60 



15.8 



60 



16 



G8 



15 



69 



15 



78 



CLXIII. 



8960 



15036 



15.0 



4 cwt. 



2 28 51 



165 



11.7 



168 



12.3 



172.5 



11 



192 



11 



246 



12 



255 



CLXIV. 



8960 



15036 



15.0 



6 cwt. 



2 37 17.5 



249 



12 



252 



11 



279 



11 



288 



10.5 



809 



10.5 



324 



1 



EEMARKS. 



1 



JI. 1.5^ = 37.51b.; 14^ = 441b.; 13^5=:531b. Exp. CLIII. 12^ = 831b.; lP = 98lb. Exp. CLV. 10' = 1951b.; 8».5 =: 211.51b. | 



CLVI. 9^5 = :|;181...210; 7^5 = 2341b. 



Exp. CLVII. G'.o =241.5 lb. 





IX. 14' = 64^5Ib.; 13^ = 72.7 lb. Exp. CLX." IP = 197 lb.; 10^5 = J. 195...2581b. 



Exp. CLXl. 9' = t806...8301b. 



XII. lG^ = 601b.; 1.5' = 66 lb. Exp. CLl 



II. 12^ = 166.5 lb. ; ir.5 = :{: 172.5.. .255 lb. 



Exp. CLXIV. ll' = t.252...2791b.; 10'.5 = 



.8241b. 







BLE IV. 



THE DIRLETON. 









Weight 



Total 



Depth 



Weight on 

 Pyramid. 



Time of com- 



Rcsi.^tance 



100 Feet. 



200 Feet. 



300 Feet. 



4C0 Feet. 



500 Feet. 



■ERIMENT. 



of 

 Ballast. 



Weight 

 Moved. 



of 

 Immer- 



mencing Obser- 

 vatio!!.' 



ato, 



1 



















1 













1 

 1 



sion. 









Time. 



Force. 



Time. 



Force. 



Time. 



Force. 



Time. 



Force. 



Time. 



Force. 



1 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Inches. 





h m s 



Lbs. 























CLXV. 



0000 



5859 



8.7 



2 cwt. 



9 47 54.7 



33 



17.8 



38 



16.5 



41 



16.3 



44 



13.2 



50 



14.5 



50 



CLXVI. 



0000 



5859 



8.7 



4 cwt. 



10 1 53 



91 



10.7 



98 



11.3 



101 



10 



108 



10 



96 



11 



138 



:lxvii. 



0000 



5859 



8.7 



6 cwt. 



10 10 52 



1.32 



9.5 



150 



9.5 



162 



9 



178 



9.3 



178 



10.2 



162 



ILXVIII. 



0000 



5859 



8.7 



8 cwt. 



10 20 9.5 



204 



8 



216 



7.5 



216 



7 



234 



7 



150 



7 



138 



CLXIX. 



0000 



5859 



8.7 



9 cwt. 



10 42 80 



210 



8 



210 



8 



218 



G 



228 



6 



150 



7 



150 



CLXX. 



4480 



10339 



13.5 



2 cwt. 



11 11 44 



40.5 



ID 



46.5 



17 



48 



17 



52.5 



15.3 



54 



14.7 



58.5 



CLXXI. 



4480 



10339 



13.5 



4 cwt. 



11 22 39 



99 



12 



100 



12 



108 



11.5 



121.5 



1L5 



133.5 



11 



160.5 



:!LXXII. 



4480 



10339 



13.5 



6 cwt. 



11 36 22 



153 



11 



162 



11 



177 



10 



183 



11 



210 



10 



222 



LXXIII. 



4480 



10339 



13.5 



8 cwt. 



11 47 53 



211.5 



9 



228 



10.5 



247.5 



9.7 



27G.5 



10.3 



301.5 



9.8 



824 



LXXIV. 



4480 



10339 



13.5 



6 cwt. 



11 55 46 



222 





.•• 







. •• 





*• • 





• *• 



< > ■ 



:lxxv. 



4480 



10339 



13.5 



8 cwt. 



12 12 40 



22.3.5 



10 



235.5 



10 



243 



10 



285.5 



9 



300 



9.5 



818 



LXXVL 



4480 



10.339 



15.5 



10 cwt. 



12 21 42 



255 



9 



270 



9 



342 



9.7 



345 



9.8 



348 



8.8 



366 



iXXVII. 



4480 



10339 



18.5 



10 cwt. 



12 89 12 



800 



8 



806 



8.7 



830 



8.7 



360 



7.5 



240 



7.5 



180 



SXVIII. 



8960 



14819 



16.0 



2 cwt. 



1 40 51.7 



31.5 



18.8 



38 



18.7 



34.5 



18.8 



42 



18 



46.5 



17 



48.5 



LXXIX. 



8960 



14819 



16.0 



4 cwt. 



1 51 24.5 



109.5 



13.5 



114 



13 



114 



12.5 



120 



12.8 



126 



12 



144 



:!LXXX. 



8960 



14819 



16.0 



6 cwt. 



2 15 



172.5 



12 



172.5 



12 



189 



..• 



> > < 



. .> 





... 



... 



LXXXI. 



8960 



14819 



16.0 



6 cwt. 



2 26 84.5 j 



169.5 



11 



175.5 



10.7 



193.5 



11 



216 



12.3 



235.5 



10.7 



247.5 





REMARKS. 





KY. 16^5 = 38 lb, Exp. CLXVI. ir = 9- 



L5 lb. ; 10' = 102 lb. Exp. CLXVll. 9'.5 : 



= +132... 178 lb. Exp. CLXVIII. 8' = 204 ; 



: 216 ; ? = 225 lb. Exp. CLXIX. 8= = 2] 



01b; 6' = 228 lb. 





ex. 17' = 47.3 ; 15'.5 = 52.5 ; 14'.5 = 54 1 



b. Exp. CLXXI. 12' = 99.7. lb ; ll'.S = 11 



4.7 lb. ; 11' = 133.5 lb. Exp. CLXXIl. 11' = 



.J621b. ; 10^.5 = 1 177'.. .210; 10' = 216 



lb. Exp. CLXXIII. 10' = + 228.. .276.5. 



Exp. CLXXV. 10' = X 223.5. ..285.6. Exp. 



CVI. 9' = J 255. ..342. 







CXVIII. 18' = 42 lb. ; 17' = 46.5 lb. Exp 



CLXXIX. 18'5 = 109.5 ; 13' =114 ; 12'.5 = 



r 117 lb; 12' = + 126.. .1441b. Exp, CLXXX. 



+ 172.5. ..189 lb. Exp. CLXXXI. IV = + 



169.5. ..235 lb. 





• In all tlie experimetits from CIV. to CC. 



an accelerating weight was used to give velocity pre 



vious to the first ohservation. 



1 t Point of tiansition from a velocity less th 



in the wave to one greater than it. 





t These examples shew a variation ia the re 



sistanoe at a given velocity which is due to the histo 



ry of the Wave. 





































