Re: [Phys-l] gravitational force

[jbellina <jbellina@saintmarys.edu>]

As I recall, Weighing the Earth was the title of the paper he wrote  
about his experiment.

Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556

On Oct 31, 2006, at 10:38 PM, carmelo@pacific.net.sg wrote:

> Mike VanAntwerp wrote:
> > Does anyone have any lab activities or advice on teaching a unit on
> > this? I'd appreciate any help with this.
>
> You may want to check these websites:
> http://www.hep.fsu.edu/~wahl/phy3802/expinfo/cavendish.html
>
> Cavendish's Experiment was designed to determine the Density of the  
> Earth, though some called it "Weighing the Earth".
>
> Alphonsus
>
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