Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 54
to be weighed, and inthe other the weights of iron or brass to counterpoise it.Finally, a needle projecting from the beam, and playing infront of a graduated scale, a, serves to show when the beamis exactly horizontal. Explain the principle of rope-dancing. (44.) What is a balance ? Explain… … Fig. 81. becomes horizontal. The weights put in the second panindicate the weight of the body. How are bodies weighed ? 52 POPULAR PHYSICS. Requisites for a good Balance. 45. A good balance ought to satisfy the following con-ditions : 1. The lever arms, An and Bn, should be exactly equal. IWe have…
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