Balance with Box

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Description: Wooden box with Brass small sized hand balance to measure small objects
Read the measuring instruments overview and theme description here
Rights: Creative Commons (CC BY SA NC 4.0), Deed Creative Commons (CC BY SA NC 4.0), Legal Code
Title Variant: தராசு பெட்டியுடன்
Title Translation: tarācu peṭṭiyuṭaṉ
Identifier: WBC_RPM_TNJ
Subject: Weight Measure
Type: Wood; மரம், Brass; பித்தளை
Location: Object belongs to the Royal Maratha family, Thanjavur
Dimensions: Center needle 14cm, Plate Diameter 6.8cm, Boz Weight 334g, Balance weight 24g
Current Location: Royal Palace Museum, Thanjavur
Location - Physical Location: Royal Palace museum, Thanjavur
Date: 17th century
List: Weighing Scale, தராசு
Tag: Weight Measure
Museum Objects
Brass
Wood
Royal Palace Museum, Thanjavur

"Balance with Box." Archive of Mathematical Practices. Accessed July 24, 2026. https://echoes.ifpindia.org/s/shmp_landing/document/WBC_RPM_TNJ

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