Cavendish's experiment

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:scientific_experiments
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Henry_Cavendish
a laboratory setting
gptkbp:contributed_to geophysics
gptkbp:curriculum physics courses
gptkbp:demonstrated_the_principle_of torsion balance measurement
gptkbp:depicts the scientific method
gptkbp:determines density of the Earth
gptkbp:discovered_by gravitational constant
gptkbp:established the concept of gravitational force measurement
gptkbp:example experimental design
gptkbp:founded_in astrophysics
gptkbp:has_implications_for gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:has_inspired modern gravitational research
gptkbp:historical_achievement the understanding of gravity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cavendish's experiment
gptkbp:influenced future gravitational studies
gptkbp:inspired subsequent experiments on gravity
gptkbp:involved lead spheres
gptkbp:involved_measuring the attraction between masses
gptkbp:is_a_critical_experiment_for understanding gravitational interactions
gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for the field of gravimetry
gptkbp:is_a_foundational_experiment_for classical mechanics
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of physicists and historians alike
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:philosophy_of_science
gptkbp:is_associated_with Cavendish's law of gravitation
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:literature
gptkbp:is_considered a landmark experiment in physics
gptkbp:is_discussed_in scientific conferences
gptkbp:is_essential_for Earth's composition
gptkbp:is_often_discussed_in the history of science
gptkbp:is_often_referenced_in gptkb:textbooks
physics education
gptkbp:is_recognized_as one of the first quantitative experiments in physics
gptkbp:is_relevant_to the study of planetary formation
gptkbp:is_significant_for the development of gravitational theory
gptkbp:is_studied_in historical physics
gptkbp:key students of physics
gptkbp:key_feature experimental physics
gptkbp:measures gravitational attraction
density of the Earth
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Henry_Cavendish
gptkbp:notable_achievement scientific history
gptkbp:notable_contributor the field of mechanics
gptkbp:occurs_annually 1798
gptkbp:often_includes science history discussions
gptkbp:performance precision measurement techniques
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
gptkbp:resulted_in first accurate measurement of Earth's density
Cavendish's constant
gptkbp:showed the relationship between mass and gravity
gptkbp:significance first accurate measurement of gravitational attraction
gptkbp:uses gptkb:balance
gptkbp:utilized angular displacement
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of mass affects gravitational attraction
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to modern gravitational experiments
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for the study of gravity
gptkbp:was_influenced_by Isaac Newton's work
gptkbp:was_replicated_by later scientists
gptkbp:year 1798