<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">steelyards</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>desemers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>scales</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>machines, steelyard</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scales, steelyard</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>steelyard</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>steelyard machines</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>steelyard scales</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Scales having a fixed fulcrum and a movable counterweight whose distance along a horizontal graduated beam is moved to balance an object suspended from a point, usually on a pan or hook, set off-center; for scales of similar form but with a fixed counterweight and movable fulcrum, use "desemers." ]]></note></mads>