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• gravimeter — [grə vim′ət ər] n. [Fr gravimètre < L gravis, heavy (see GRAVE1) + Fr mètre, METER] 1. a device used to determine specific gravity, esp. of liquids 2. an instrument used to measure the earth s gravitational pull at different places on the… …   English World dictionary

• gravimeter — noun a) an instrument used to measure local variations in the gravitational field b) a hydrometer See Also: gravimetric, gravimetry …   Wiktionary

• Kilogram — Kg redirects here. For other uses, see Kg (disambiguation). Kilogram A computer generated image of the international prototype kilogram (IPK). The IPK is the kilogram. The IPK, which is roughly the size of a golf ball, sits here alongside a ruler …   Wikipedia

• Pendulum — This article is about pendulums. For other uses, see Pendulum (disambiguation). Simple gravity pendulum model assumes no friction or air resistance …   Wikipedia

• gravitation — gravitational, adj. gravitationally, adv. /grav i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the force of attraction between any two masses. Cf. law of gravitation. b. an act or process caused by this force. 2. a sinking or falling …   Universalium

• Gravimetry — For the chemical analysis technique, see Gravimetric analysis. Gravity anomalies covering the Southern Ocean are shown here in false color relief. Amplitudes range between 30 mGal (magenta) to +30 mGal (red). This image has been… …   Wikipedia

• Earth exploration — Introduction   the investigation of the surface of the Earth and of its interior.  By the beginning of the 20th century most of the Earth s surface had been explored, at least superficially, except for the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Today the… …   Universalium

• Eötvös effect — In the early 1900s a German team from the Institute of Geodesy in Potsdam carried out gravity measurements on moving ships in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. While studying their results the Hungarian nobleman and physicist Baron Roland… …   Wikipedia

• Astronomical optical interferometry — One of the first astronomical interferometers was built on the Mount Wilson Observatory s reflector telescope in 1920 in order to measure the diameters of stars. The red giant star Betelgeuse was among the first to have its diameter determined in …   Wikipedia

• Felix Andries Vening Meinesz — Vening Meinesz mit seinem Gravimeter Felix Andries Vening Meinesz (* 30. Juli 1887 in Den Haag; † 10. August 1966 in Amersfoort) war ein niederländischer Geophysiker und Geodät. Er ist unter anderem bekannt wegen der Entwicklung einer genauen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation — APOLLO shooting a laser at the Moon. The laser pulse is reflected from the retroreflectors on the Moon (see below) and returned to the telescope. The round trip time tells the distance to the Moon to great accuracy. In this picture the Moon is… …   Wikipedia