(See The Wide World of Fluids article titled Rotatingmercury mirror telescope, Section
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(See The Wide World of Fluids article titled Rotatingmercury mirror telescope, Section 2.12.2.) The largest liquidmirror telescope uses a 6-ft-diameter tank of mercury rotatingat 7 rpm to produce its parabolic-shaped mirror as shown in Fig.P2.163. Determine the difference in elevation of the mercury, h,between the edge and the center of the mirror.
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