hydrostatics
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- History
- Hydrostatics in ancient Greece and Rome
- Pythagorean Cup
- Heron's fountain
- Pascal's contribution in hydrostatics
- Liquids (fluids with free surfaces)
- Capillary action
- Hanging drops
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|250px|Table of Hydraulics and Hydrostatics, from the 1728 Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences|Cyclopædia
Hydrostatics is the branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at hydrostatic equilibrium and "the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed body". The word "hydrostatics" is sometimes used to refer specifically to water and other liquids, but more often it includes both gases and liquids, whether compressible or incompressible. It encompasses the study of the conditions under which fluids are at rest in stable equilibrium. It is opposed to fluid dynamics, the study of fluids in motion.