DescriptionDuhem Statique ch 2 fig 5.JPG	English: Leonardo da Vinci's diagram illustrating the meaning of the terms true term and spirited arm of a balance: mA and spirited arm nA are the true terms of the balance.
Date	1905
Source	Les Origines de la Statique (1905-1906)
Author	Pierre Duhem  (1861–1916)       Alternative names pseudonym: Ch. Clérice; Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem; Pierre Maurice Duhem Description French philosopher, physicist, university teacher, chemist, mathematician and philosopher of science Date of birth/death 10 June 1861  14 September 1916  Location of birth/death 2nd arrondissement of Paris  Cabrespine  Authority file : Q314172 VIAF: 73852904 ISNI: 0000000121393104 LCCN: n79128986 NLA: 35048295 Open Library: OL53034A WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q314172

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