The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 621
nt weights obtained by meansof the scales described above, andmake a pencil mark on the wall atthe spot opposite which the silkstops, each time. Then anythingwhich stretches the elastic just asmuch as the half pound weight, forinstance, must weigh exactly half apound. To weigh many pounds, alarge… … Torsion Balance. Fasten an iron wire, A B, firmlyacross a wooden standard like thatshown in the picture. At its middle,H, secure one end of a strip of strong,light wood, C and D. This may bedone by filing flat surfaces on oppo-site sides of the wire, splitting theend of the wood, fitting the…
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