This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
Liquids at 32° F. | Weight of One Cubic Foot. | Weight of One Gallon. | |
Water = 1. | Pounds. | Pounds. | |
Mercury................................ | 13.596 | 848.7 | 136.0 |
Sulphuric Acid, maximum concentration................................ | 1.84 | 114.9 | 18.4 |
Nitrous Acid................................ | 1.55 | 96.8 | 15.5 |
Chloroform................................ | 1.53 | 95.5 | 15.3 |
Nitric acid, of commerce................................ | 1.22 | 76.2 | 12.2 |
Acetic acid, maximum concentration................................ | 1.08 | 67.4 | 10.8 |
Milk................................ | 1.03 | 64.3 | 10.3 |
Sea Water, ordinary................................. | 1.026 | 64.05 | 10.3 |
Pure Water, at 39° F................................ | 1.000 | 62.425 | 10.0112 |
Wine, Red................................. | .99 | 62.0 | 9.9 |
Oil, Linseed................................. | .94 | 58.7 | 9.4 |
" Rapeseed................................ | .92 | 57.4 | 9.2 |
" Whale................................ | .92 | 57.4 | 9.2 |
" Olive................................ | .915 | 57.1 | 9.15 |
" Turpentine................................ | .87 | 54.3 | 8.7 |
Tar................................ | 1.00 | 62.4 | 10.0 |
Petroleum................................ | .88 | 54.9 | 8.8 |
Naphtha................................. | .85 | 53.1 | 8.5 |
Ether, Nitric................................ | 1.11 | 69.3 | 11.1 |
" Sulphurous................................ | 1.08 | 67.4 | 10.8 |
" Nitrous................................. | .89 | 55.6 | 8.9 |
Acetic................................ | .89 | 55.6 | 8.9 |
Hydrochloric................................. | .87 | 54.3 | 8.7 |
" Sulphuric................................ | .74 | 44.9 | 7.2 |
Alcohol, proof spirit................................. | .92 | 57.4 | 9.2 |
" pure................................. | .79 | 49.3 | 7.9 |
Benzine................................ | .85 | 53.1 | 8.5 |
Proof Spirit................................. | .80 | 49.9 | 8.0 |
 
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