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GRAVIMETRE THRELFALL POLLOCK [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Geophysics
OBS

gravimeter: An instrument used to measure minute differences in the gravitational pull of the earth at different locations. These differences reveal certain facts about subsurface formations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Géophysique
OBS

[Le gravimètre Threlfall et Pollock] se compose d'un fil de torsion qui supporte en son centre une tige de quartz [...] Une des extrémités est fixée au bâti et l'autre peut subir une rotation.

OBS

gravimètre : Instrument permettant la mesure de variations de l'accélération de gravité «g» d'un point en un autre ou en un même lieu [...]

Spanish

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