Cavendish apparatus

GPTKB entity

Statements (12)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:composedOf torsion balance
gptkbp:developedBy 1798
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cavendish apparatus
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Henry_Cavendish
gptkbp:isNamedAfter gptkb:Henry_Cavendish
gptkbp:isSuitableFor physics
gptkbp:measures force of gravity
gptkbp:provides first accurate measurement of density of Earth
gptkbp:usedFor measuring gravitational constant
gptkbp:uses lead spheres