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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:scientific_research
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gptkbp:conductedBy
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gptkb:Charles_Hutton
gptkb:Nevil_Maskelyne
gptkb:Reverend_Robert_Alexander
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Scotland
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gptkbp:date
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1774
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gptkbp:estimatedEarthDensity
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4.5 g/cm³
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Isaac_Newton's_theory_of_gravitation
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:theodolite
zenith sector
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gptkbp:legacy
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advanced geodesy and geophysics
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Schiehallion
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gptkbp:method
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plumb line deflection measurement
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gptkbp:notableFor
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introduction of contour lines in mapping
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gptkbp:publishedIn
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gptkb:Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society
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gptkbp:purpose
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to determine the mean density of the Earth
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Newton's_Principia
gptkb:Cavendish_experiment
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gptkbp:result
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first accurate estimate of Earth's mean density
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Schiehallion
gptkb:Charles_Hutton
gptkb:Nevil_Maskelyne
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Schiehallion experiment
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