Open AccessApparatus for the determination of gravity at sea
Publication year - 1916
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, containing papers of a mathematical and physical character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9150
pISSN - 0950-1207
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1916.0036
Subject(s) - continuance , value (mathematics) , test (biology) , marine engineering , simulation , computer science , mechanical engineering , geodesy , engineering , geology , psychology , social psychology , paleontology , machine learning
The apparatus to be described below was designed by the writer for the purpose of estimating the value of gravity at sea. In an experimental stage the instrument has been taken to Australia and back in the refrigerator of a ship, together with other apparatus designed for the purpose, and its behaviour as regards pumping and temperature variation carefully noted. The preliminary tests justify the continuance of an investigation of the value of gravity by this method. The following account of the instrument and its performance during its preliminary test has been compiled with a view to indicating the improvements which may subsequently be made in the instrument and its method of use.