 | Henry Kater, Dionysius Lardner - 1852 - 408 pagina’s
...if it weighs only one or two, or' three or four hundredths of a grain, it will he counterpoised hy one of the small gold weights placed at the first...third or fourth division. If, on the contrary, it weighs one grain and a fraction, it will be counterpoised hy the heavy gold weight at the extremity,... | |
 | William Jones Rhees - 1880 - 282 pagina’s
...lighter ones at the extremity to counterpoise it ; and if it weighs only 1, or 2, or 3, or 4-lOOths of a grain, it will be counterpoised by one of the...extremity, and one or more of the lighter ones placed in some other part of the heam. This beam has served me hitherto for every purpose; but had I occasion... | |
 | William Jones Rhees - 1880 - 292 pagina’s
...lighter ones at the extremity to counterpoise it ; and if it weigh* only 1, or 2, or 3, or 4-lOOths of a grain, it will be counterpoised by one of the small gold weights placed at the firstr or second, or third, or fourth division. If on the contrary it weigh one grain and a fraction,... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - 1881 - 834 pagina’s
...lighter ones at the extremity to counterpoise it ; and if it weighs only 1, or 2, or 3, or 4-lOOths of a grain, it will be counterpoised by one of the...extremity, and one or more of the lighter ones placed in some other part of the beam. This beam has served me hitherto for every purpose ; but had I occasion... | |
 | 1881 - 856 pagina’s
...lighter ones at the extremity to counterpoise it ; and if it weighs only 1, or 2, or 3, or 4-lOOths of a grain, it will be counterpoised by one of the...extremity, and one or more of the lighter ones placed in some other part of the beam. This beam has served me hitherto for every purpose ; bu.t had I occasion... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - 1881 - 850 pagina’s
...it; and if it •weighs only 1, or 2, or 3, or 4-100ths of a grain, it will be counterpoised by ono of the small gold weights placed at the first, or...extremity, and one or more of the lighter ones placed in some other part of the beam. This beam has served me hitherto for every purpose; bo,t had I occasion... | |
 | David M. Knight - 1998 - 692 pagina’s
...it weigh half a grain, it will counterpoise the heavy gold weight placed at 5 ; — if it weigh OG of a grain, you must place the heavy gold weight at...This beam has served me hitherto for every purpose 5 but had I occasion for a more delicate one, I could make it easily by leaking a much thinner and... | |
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If on the contrary it weigh one grain and a fraction, it will be counterpoised by the heavy gold weight at the extremity, and one or more of the lighter ones placed in some other part of the beam. This beam... 
