Search for the Gravitational Absorption Effect Using Superconducting Gravimeters During the Eclipse of August 11, 1999

journal of the geodetic society of japan

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 387-391

  Mansinha, Lalu ^a   Ducarme, Bernard ^b   Ruymbeke, Michel Van ^b   Hinderer, Jacques ^c   Meurers, Bruno ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Observatoire Royal de Belgique   (Japan)

^c Ecole et Observatoire des Science de la Terre   (Japan)

^d Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics   (Japan)

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EID: 85009553337     PISSN: 00380830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11366/sokuchi1954.47.387     Document Type: Article

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