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For about 20 years the intermediate and advanced labs. at UCSC were
largely based on the famous basic experiments, e.g. oil drop, Fizeau -
Foucault speed of light, Cavendish, etc. We kept a file of the original
papers and the students were expected to read them. They are 40 miles
away, so I suggest one take advantage of JB's cross posting and check
for ones self:
http://www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk/(dr5ece551054aw45zsveyx55)/app/ home/main.asp?referrer=default
<http://www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk/%28dr5ece551054aw45zsveyx55%29/ app/home/main.asp?referrer=default>
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, v. 88,
(1798) p. 469-474.
bc
p.s. to make it easier for youall:
http://www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk/(dr5ece551054aw45zsveyx55)/app/ home/issue.asp?referrer=parent&backto=journal, 90,112;linkingpublicationresults,1:120135,1
<http://www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk/%28dr5ece551054aw45zsveyx55%29/ app/home/issue.asp?referrer=parent&backto=journal, 90,112;linkingpublicationresults,1:120135,1>
p.p.s As written by John Stong, JB's recollection isn't quite it. --
Cavendish was confirming Newton's estimate of the earth's density.
jbellina wrote:
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 onYou may want to check these websites:
this? I'd appreciate any help with this.
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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