Some background on the measurement of the Newtonian gravitational constant, g

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 421-425

  Gillies, G T ^a  

^a University of Virginia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Gravitational constant; Mechanical force detection; Torsion balance; Torsion pendulum

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; TORSIONAL STRESS;

NEWTONIAN GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT;

FORCE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032676381     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/10/6/301     Document Type: Article

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