Scales and Balances
A Guide to Collecting
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About this book
Weighing is an ancient art that exercised the minds of philosophers, scientists, engineers and even the dishonest for at least 6000 years. This book shows how men strove to produce a machine which would compare more accurately, or more quickly and with the aid of illustrations essential knowledge of the principles of weighing is provided.
Paperback; November 2002; 32 pages; ISBN: 9780747802273