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Strictly speaking, a scale is a length upon which a series of measurements are marked.
A Spring Balance usually has a scale marked on it, and responds to mass. Known from the time of the invention of springs.
A Beam Balance is a beam pivoting over a fulcrum, and is used for the comparison of masses. Known from antiquity.
A Musical Scale is a range of tones whose ratio to each other sounds appealing to us.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoThere are many attributes that people want to measure - mass, weight, distance, area, volume, temperature, pressure, etc. For each of these there are a number of different measurement scales. For example, mass can be measured in grains, grams, ounces, ponds, tonsm seers, maunds, stones etc. Most of these evolved over time and there was no single person that invented them.
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∙ 15y agoThe scales were invented in the year of 1836
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∙ 13y agoso people can find the wight of stuff.
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Do mudfish have scales?
they have scales.
Does the Alaska pollock have scales?
yes they do all fish have scales All fish do not have scales.
What term describes flaking or a dry patch made up of an excess of dead epidermal cells?
Scales
How do you measure food in grams?
on scales, you can purchase scales at office depot or officemax.
Are scales composed from chitin?
While most fish scales are made of out cartilage (collagen), some fish (such as tilapia and carp) have scales that are made from chitin.
Who invented the modern digital scales?
Actually it is called a balance - scales are in music and on fish.
When were balance scales invented?
4000 BC ;)
What black inventor invented portable weighing scales?
John Hunter
Was the fahrenheit thermometer invented first?
Yes, Fahrenheit's scale was the first of the five main scales.
Who invented the first weight scale?
Since weighing scales date back to around 2,000 B.C., no one knows who invented the first one. Relics of weighing scales have been found in the Indus River valley, which is located in the area we now know as Pakistan.
Who invented cotton scales?
Gilbert G. White invented the cotton scale. With this mechanism it was much easier for Americans to weigh cotton and their results were more accurate.
Who invented the music notes?
I think the general consensus is that our concepts of scales and notes originated in ancient Greece.
When was the balance scale invented and who invented it?
Balance scales have been around too long for there to be any record of who thought about it first. Most likely they were invented in several different places quite unrelated to each other.
How tall is Medusa?
No human knows, since no human has seen her.
When was the balance scale invented?
Balance scales have been around too long for there to be any record of who thought about it first. Most likely they were invented in several different places quite unrelated to each other.
What was done before AutoCAD was invented?
First there was manuel drafting. Consisting of drafting tables,scales etc. Then along came microstation then acad
Who invented the spring balance scales?
The first spring balance in Britain was made around 1770 by Richard Salter of Bilston, near Wolverhampton.
