Article ID: CBB000430285

A Purely Local Experiment---Poynting and the Mean Density of the Earth (1999)

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Description Examines Poynting's experiment to measure the density of the Earth in the context of the rest of his life and work, including his Unitarian beliefs.


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Authors & Contributors
Schmidgen, Henning
Schliesser, Eric S.
Pippard, Sir Brian
Pécharman, Martine
Mitchell, Daniel Jon
Mendes Ferraz, Márcia H.
Concepts
Physics
Measurement
Experiments and experimentation
Science and religion
Light
Philosophy
Time Periods
19th century
17th century
20th century
18th century
21st century
16th century
Places
Italy
France
Europe
Prussia (Germany)
Denmark
Geneva (Switzerland)
Institutions
School of Milan
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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