Statements (19)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific research
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gptkbp:category |
gravitational experiments
history of physics |
gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:Henry_Cavendish
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cavendish experiment
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gptkbp:influenced |
modern gravitational research
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gptkbp:instrument |
torsion balance
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:measures |
Earth's density
gravitational constant |
gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
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gptkbp:resultedIn |
value for G (gravitational constant)
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gptkbp:significance |
first accurate measurement of Earth's mass
first measurement of gravitational constant |
gptkbp:year |
1797
1798 |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Henry_Cavendish
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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