A comparative survey of proposals for space-based determination of the gravitational constant G

Rivista del Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1-54

  Sanders, A J ^a   Gillies, G T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

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EID: 0039932561     PISSN: 0393697X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02755617     Document Type: Article

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