LC control no. | sh 85136149 |
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Topical heading | Torsion balances |
Variant(s) | Torsion balance |
See also | Balances (Weighing instruments) |
Found in | McGraw Hill dict. sci. tech. (torsion balance: an instrument consisting essentially of a straight vertical torsion wire whose upper end is fixed while a horizontal beam is suspended from the lower end. Used to measure minute gravitational, electrostatic, or magnetic forces) |