The Pendulum Paradigm: Variations on a Theme and the Measure of Heaven and Earth - Brossura

Beech, Martin

 
9781612337302: The Pendulum Paradigm: Variations on a Theme and the Measure of Heaven and Earth

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This book explores the many applications of the pendulum, from its employment as a fundamental experimental device, such as in the Cavendish torsion balance for measuring the universal gravitational constant, to its everyday, practical use in geology, astronomy and horology.

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