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GRAVIMETRE ASTATIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Gravity (Physics)
  • Geophysics
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

A sensitive gravimeter designed to measure small changes in gravity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Pesanteur (Physique)
  • Géophysique
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
OBS

Dans [cet instrument] la masse M oscille autour d'un axe A de rotation sous l'action d'un couple [...] de pesanteur de la forme [...] et sous l'action antagoniste d'un couple [...] indépendant de la pesanteur et constitué par la tension ou la torsion d'un ressort généralement métallique ou d'un fil de quartz.

Spanish

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