tremities A, B of thearms GA, GB (which ought to besimilar and equal) are suspendedtwo scale-pans, in one of which isplaced the substance whose weightW is required, and weights ofknown magnitude are placed inthe other till their sum P just balances W; this being thecase if the beam be exactly… … 116 or THE MECHANICAL POWERS. the horizontality of the beam will be disturbed, and afteroscillating for a short time, it will rest in a position inclinedto the horizon, and the greater this inclination is for a givendifference of P and W the greater is the sensibility of thebalance. A simple way of…
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