At 8:40 p.m. this subject was balanced exactly with a counterpoise of shot. As the body loses weight, to maintain a balance, weights are added to the small pan. The weights added represent the actual insensible loss since the test began
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- 1923
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- Harris & Ewing
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"At 8:40 p.m. this subject was balanced exactly with a counterpoise of shot. As the body loses weight, to maintain a balance, weights are added to the small pan. The weights added represent the actual insensible loss since the test began" (1923). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_8-40_p.m._this_subject_was_balanced_exactly_with_a_counterpoise_of_shot._As_the_body_loses_weight,_to_maintain_a_balance,_weights_are_added_to_the_small_pan._The_weights_added_represent_LCCN2016892948.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 271770.
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