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BALANCE ROBERVAL [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Roberval balance
1, record 1, English, Roberval%20balance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Roberval balance: an item in the "Weights and Measures Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 1, English, - Roberval%20balance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- balance de Roberval
1, record 1, French, balance%20de%20Roberval
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
balance de Roberval : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de métrologie» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 1, French, - balance%20de%20Roberval
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-06-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Roberval's balance
1, record 2, English, Roberval%27s%20balance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Roberval balance 2, record 2, English, Roberval%20balance
- counterscale 3, record 2, English, counterscale
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A balance in which the pans are fixed to the prolonged vertical sides of a jointed parallelogram whose two other sides are pivoted in their midpoints to a vertical post. 1, record 2, English, - Roberval%27s%20balance
Record 2, Key term(s)
- counter scale
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de mesure
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- balance de Roberval
1, record 2, French, balance%20de%20Roberval
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- balance Roberval 2, record 2, French, balance%20Roberval
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] classique balance commerciale à plateaux découverts. 1, record 2, French, - balance%20de%20Roberval
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La balance de Roberval] comporte un fléau à trois couteaux AMB; les plateaux reposent sur les couteaux extrêmes A et B, et leurs déplacements sont guidés par des tiges verticales AD et BC, reliées par un contre-fléau DNC mobile autour du point fixe N. Ce contre-fléau est caché par un socle en fonte. Les tiges AD et BC restent verticales, et les plateaux sont donc constamment horizontaux. 1, record 2, French, - balance%20de%20Roberval
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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