Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" An account of experiments for determining the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London. "
The Works of John Playfair ...: With a Memoir of the Author ... - Page 522
by John Playfair - 1822
Full view - About this book

The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, Volume 3

1820 - 476 pages
...directed to the subject ; and it was even a still greater degree of exactness, as well as verification, of the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London, which were the objects of his researches. CtistomJiouse, Penzance, ) 13th March 1820. ) ART. IV. — Account...
Full view - About this book

The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, Volume 2

1820 - 442 pages
...difference between which, and the national standard of linear measure, may be readily applied hereafter. The length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London, is stated in the Phil. Trans, for 1818, to be 39,13860 inches. But I have here to notice a very important...
Full view - About this book

The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volume 2

1821 - 502 pages
...of a problem, extremely curious and interesting in itself, independently of its immediate connexion with one of the greatest and most important questions...Place) where the observations were made, is 51° 31' 8".4. It is sufficient here to state, that no expedient has been neglected that practical or theoretical...
Full view - About this book

Report Upon Weights and Measures, Issues 1-7

United States. Department of State, John Quincy Adams - 1821 - 276 pages
...warranted in taking 39.38 English as the length of the French platina standard metre, and 39.14 as the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London. And if the attempt at a minuter decimal fraction than that of the 100th part of an inch in the making...
Full view - About this book

A Dictionary of Chemistry: On the Basis of Mr. Nicholson's, in which the ...

Andrew Ure - 1821 - 436 pages
...great convenience." Captain Kater has lately made a small correction on his first determination of the length of the pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London. Instead of 39.13860 inches, as given in the Ph. Trans, for 1818, he has made it 39.13929 inches of...
Full view - About this book

Works, with a memoir of the author, Volume 4

John Playfait - 1822 - 550 pages
...has the centre of oscillation of a compound pendulum been found by experiment alone, according to 19 a method also of universal application, and admitting...Place) where the observations were made, is 51° 31' 8".4*. It is sufficient here to state, that no expedient has been neglected that practical or theoretical...
Full view - About this book

Annals of Philosophy, Volume 3; Volume 19

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...
Full view - About this book

The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volume 11

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...
Full view - About this book

Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Enigneering, Agricultural ..., Volume 2

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,...
Full view - About this book

Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ..., Volume 2

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,...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF