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Epic Interactive Encyclopedia, The - 1998 Edition (1998)(Epic Marketing).iso
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A balance is an apparatus for weighing or
measuring mass. The various types include the
beam balance consisting of a centrally
pivoted lever with pans hanging from each
end, and the spring balance, in which the
object to be weighed stretches
(or compresses) a vertical coil spring fitted
with a pointer that indicates the weight on a
scale. Kitchen and bathroom scales are
modern balances.
Subject by: Nathan Ludkin