On detecting the gravitomagnetic field of the earth by means of orbiting clocks

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1255-1258

  Lichtenegger, H I M ^a   Gronwald, F ^b   Mashhoon, B ^c  

^a Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0001466187     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00997-7     Document Type: Article

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