Quiz: Scales are Accurate and Everywhere
Quiz: Scales are Accurate and Everywhere
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As old as ancient commerce itself, these mechanisms are able to accurately measure the weight of everything from airplanes to electrons. With this ASME quiz, find out what you know about scales.
As old as ancient Egyptian commerce where the mechanical instrument measured goods and coins using two pans hanging from a wooden beam, scales that measure weight accurately and efficiently may be one of the most obsequious presences in daily life.
From the steelyard balance to the spring scale invented by Richard Salter, these practical mechanisms still help keep business moving with goods measured accurately and quickly.
Early electronic weighing scales didn’t hit the market until the 1940s, with advances added ever since in every market from agriculture to transportation, to healthcare and home kitchens. With this ASME quiz, find out what you know about scales.
From the steelyard balance to the spring scale invented by Richard Salter, these practical mechanisms still help keep business moving with goods measured accurately and quickly.
Early electronic weighing scales didn’t hit the market until the 1940s, with advances added ever since in every market from agriculture to transportation, to healthcare and home kitchens. With this ASME quiz, find out what you know about scales.
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