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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

In the La Coste-Romberg gravimeter (...) the main spring which balances out the gravitational pull on the weight is a "zero-length spring" inclined at an angle. A zero-length spring has a stress-strain curve which passes through zero length when projected back to zero strain (...) Zero-length springs have very long periods and high sensitivity.  1, record 1, English, - La%20Coste%2DRomberg%20gravimeter

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Le fléau pivote autour de l'axe de rotation horizontal 0 et, à sont centre de gravité P, il est soutenu par un ressort dont la longueur fictive serait nulle en l'absence de tension ("ressort de longueur nulle").  1, record 1, French, - gravim%C3%A8tre%20La%20Coste%20et%20Romberg

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish