Engraving titled 'Hydrostatic Paradox'. Pictured is a sectional view of a rock with a large cavity fed by a small stream above. Because of pressure on the sides caused by the hydrostatic paradox, when the cavity is filled the pressure can be enough to break the rock apart. Dated 19th Century

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