Pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted undiminished to every portion of the fluid and to the walls of the containing vessel. This law was first formulated by:

Bernoulli

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Archimedes

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Boyle

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Pascal

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Pascal

Pascal's principle also called Pascal's law states that any pressure applied to a fluid inside a closed system will transmit that pressure equally in all directions throughout the fluid. This law is the basic principle that causes hydraulic power in heavy construction machines to work.

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