Elementary treatise on physics, experimental and applied : for the use of colleges and schools (1906)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, Edmund, 1831-1901, Reinold, A. W. (Arnold William), 1843-1921 · New York : Wood · leaf 82
P — Q {e.g. i milligramme), tan 6,and therefore 6, is greater as a is greater, and h and W less. Hence themeans of rendering a balance delicate are— i. To make the arms of the balance long. ii. To make the weight of the beam as small as is consistent luith itsrigidity. iii. To bring the centre of… … Fg- 57 more than about 15 cm., and sensitiveness is secured by making W, or //, orboth, small. The weight of the beam is reduced as far as possible, withoutdiminishing its rigidity, by portions of it being cut away (fig. 57). The posi- -77] Method 0/ Double Weighing 65 tion of the centre of gravity…
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