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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Gravity (Physics)
  • Geophysics
DEF

A gravimeter that uses a coiled flat spring with a weight attached to it to measure gravity.

OBS

The spring elongates and contracts with variations in gravity and the rotation of the spring is measured with an optical system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Pesanteur (Physique)
  • Géophysique
OBS

Le gravimètre Hoyt [...] dont la sensibilité est exceptionnelle, a un ressort qui est un ruban plat en hélice [...] Quand le ressort s'allonge sous l'effet d'une petite augmentation de gravité, la partie inférieure à laquelle est fixée une masse, tourne d'un angle proportionnel à l'allongement. Cette rotation peut être mesurée très précisément par le déplacement d'une image fine réfléchie par un miroir fixé à la masse.

Spanish

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