 | 1822 - 516 pages
...place in the length of the pendulum, but such as may arise from a variation in temperature.' " Assuming the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London, viz. 51° 31' 08-4" at 39-13929 inches, which has been determined by Capt. Kater, the following table... | |
 | John Playfait - 1822 - 550 pages
...which had alternately served as the centres of suspension and oscillation, and from thence to deduce the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London, which, at the spot (Mr Browne's house in Portland Place) where the observations were made, is 51°... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 772 pages
...paper was read to the Society by Captain Kater, giving an account of his experiments for determining the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London. We have already hinted, that the President and Council adjudged the Copley medal to Captain Kater for... | |
 | John Playfair - 1822 - 554 pages
...which had alternately served as the centres of suspension and oscillation, and from thence to deduce the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London, which, at the spot (Mr Browne's house in Portland Place) where the observations were made, is 51°... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1824 - 470 pages
...absurd, to seek a standard for weights and measures by elaborate, and even fallible expert, mente upon the length of the pendulum, vibrating seconds in the latitude of London. However ingenious and adroit the experiments made by Captain Kater may appear to a superficial ^observer,... | |
 | 1824 - 512 pages
...absurd, to seek a standard for weights and measures 'by elaborate, and even fallible experiments upon the length of the pendulum, vibrating seconds in the latitude of London. However ingenious and adroit the experiments made by Captain Kater may appear to a superficial observer,... | |
 | 1820 - 486 pages
...These corrections being applied, we have 39,13929 inches of Sir G. Shuckburgh's standard scale, for the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London. Wishing to compare with this, the result which would have been obtained by means of the weights and... | |
 | 1826 - 266 pages
...solution of steel and iron in acids, &c., xx. 395 KATEK (Capt.), notice of his experiments for determining the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds, in the latitude of London, v. 168. On the length of the French metre estimated in parts of the English standard, 169. Directions... | |
 | 1829 - 720 pages
...in 1818, "An Apjiendix to Capt. Kilter's Paper, entitled. An Account of Experiments for determining the length of the Pendulum vibrating Seconds in the latitude of London ; " in 1819, two other papers on the tame subject ; in 1826, " On a finite Exprestion for Refraction... | |
 | 1830 - 852 pages
...Ships;1' in 1818, " An Appendix to Capt. Hater's Paper, entitled An Account of Experiments for determining the length of the Pendulum vibrating Seconds in the latitude of London;" in 181Й, two otlier papers on the same subject ; in 1Й2С, " On a finite Expression for Refraction... | |
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An account of experiments for determining the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London. 
