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ERIC Number: EJ412336
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Measurements of Acceleration Due to Gravity.
Crummett, Bill
Physics Teacher, v28 n5 p291-95 May 1990
The principle means by which g has been measured are summarized. Discussed are "Kater's Reversible Pendulum," falling rules, and interferometry methods. Types of corrections and various sources of uncertainty are considered. (CW)
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), College Science, Force, Gravity (Physics), Higher Education, Measurement Equipment, Measurement Techniques, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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