Cavendish experiment

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:category gravitational experiments
history of physics
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Henry_Cavendish
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cavendish experiment
gptkbp:influenced modern gravitational research
gptkbp:instrument torsion balance
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:measures Earth's density
gravitational constant
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
gptkbp:resultedIn value for G (gravitational constant)
gptkbp:significance first accurate measurement of Earth's mass
first measurement of gravitational constant
gptkbp:year 1797
1798
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_Cavendish
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4