Inexpensive Balance

[Bill Burnett]

In article <4e6d9u$css_001 at biochem.wisc.edu> klenchin at macc.wisc.edu (Dima Klenchin) writes:
>From: klenchin at macc.wisc.edu (Dima Klenchin)
>Subject: Re: Inexpensive Balance
>Date: Wed, 24 Jan 96 22:53:50 GMT

>In article <4dithr$5n0 at falcon.ccs.uwo.ca>,
>   Charles Carter <ccarter2 at mustang.uwo.ca> wrote:
>-->  Does anyone know how I could measure out reagents in mg quantities 
>-->without a modern and expensive analytical balance?  (How did they do it 
>-->fifty years ago?)

>The way they did it fifty (and hundred, and more!) years ago was
>to use _analytical balances_. They were not "modern" by today's standards,
>they were not electronic but they were not less accurate. In fact, I saw
>many of them (perfectly usable) sitting in junk rooms in many places. All
>because they are far less convenient to use. 

>My $0.02

>- Dima

I actually bought one in an auction a fortnight ago for a pittance.  When you 
open the top and look at the works it seems inconceivable that anyone could
throw one away!

Bill





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