A simple formula for the large-angle pendulum period

Physics Teacher

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 81-83

  Kidd, Richard B ^a   Fogg, Stuart L ^a  

^a Diablo Valley College   (United States)

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EID: 85006097396     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1457310     Document Type: Article

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