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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[It] consisted of a horizontal beam with an equal weight at each end suspended at the center by a sensitive torsion fiber. Large external weights were placed alongside the ends of the beam in such a way that their attraction would cause it to rotate. The restoring torque of the fiber, increasing linearly with the rotation balanced the turning moment of the weights.  1, record 1, English, - Cavendish%20balance

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[La] Balance de torsion de Cavendish [...] consiste en une tige métallique légère suspendue en son centre en un fil très fin [...]. Deux petites sphères très lourdes de masse identique m[1] et m[2] sont fixées à chaque bout de la tige.  1, record 1, French, - balance%20de%20torsion%20de%20Cavendish

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish