Etymology

Jurin's law

Today it means: The simplest analysis of capillary action, stating that the maximum height of a liquid in a capillary tube is inversely proportional to the tube's diameter. Full definition →

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Named after James Jurin, who discovered it between 1718 and 1719.

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