Portable Balance

Made:
1838 in London
Portable Balance Portable Balance

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Portable Balance
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Portable Balance
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Portable balance, made by R. & R. Knight and used by James Joule, c.1843.

Details

Category:
Scientific Instruments & Research
Object Number:
Y1969.5.77
Materials:
wood (unidentified), metal (unknown) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 53 mm x 277 mm x 174 mm,
type:
balance scales
credit:
Gift of University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology