commonly known as relative density, specific gravity is the ratio of density between a particular object and a standardized object such as water and air, acting as a basic comparison. To understand ...

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IN the course of some work on lapis lazuli, we were astonished to find how wide was the discrepancy between the specific gravities of our specimens and the values accorded to this rock by all the ...

To the Editor: It comes as no surprise that Galambos et al., in the March 5 issue of the Journal, were able to demonstrate a significant lack of precision or correlation with osmolar concentration in ...