Timber joints, a screw device, and a water-weight query
Joints of boards and beams with a question on whether water weighs more at depth
Red-chalk sketches study the joints of boards and beams together with a screw-driven mechanism seen in several views, and a cart chassis in plan below. A separate line poses a hydrostatic question: whether water weighs more at the bottom than at mid-height. The transcription supplies the two notes; the caption on the joints itself carries no further text.
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Joints of boards and beams
The sketches examine how boards and beams are jointed, shown with a screw-operated fitting and its cross-braced base. A chassis is laid out in plan at the foot of the sheet.
Does water weigh more at the bottom?
A note asks whether water weighs more at the bottom than at mid-height, framing the weight of water at depth as a question of forces. It touches on the pressure of a column of standing water.