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Big G revisited

Richard Davis
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Richard Davis: Richard Davis is at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, 92312 Sèvres Cedex, France. rdavis@bipm.org

Nature, 2010, vol. 468, issue 7321, 181-182

Abstract: Measuring Newton's constant of gravitation is a difficult task, because gravity is the weakest of all the fundamental forces. An experiment involving two simple pendulums provides a seemingly accurate but surprising value.

Date: 2010
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