"Account of Pendulum Experiments undertaken in the Harton Colliery, for the purpose of determining the Mean Density of the Earth" in "Philosophical Transactions" .

AIRY, G.B.

Published by London, Taylor and Francis, 1856

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AIRY, G.B. "Account of Pendulum Experiments undertaken in the Harton Colliery, for the purpose of determining the Mean Density of the Earth" in "Philosophical Transactions" London, Taylor and Francis, 1856, vol 146, pp 297-355, map. Extracted from a larger bound volume, without wrappers. George Airy was Lucasian professor at Cambridge and Astronomer Royal. "The Royal Astronomical Society elected Airy to be their President in 1845. Then, in 1851, Airy was elected President of the British Association, and in 1871 he was elected President of the Royal Society of London holding the post for two years." --MacTutor (G.B. Airy) He also served as Royal Astronomer from 1835 to 1881. His influence given his work and appointments throughout the scientific community during this time was very considerable.

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• Title: "Account of Pendulum Experiments undertaken in the Harton Colliery, for the purpose of determining the Mean Density of the Earth" in "Philosophical Transactions" .
• Publisher: London, Taylor and Francis
• Publication Date: 1856
• Binding: No Binding
• Condition: Good
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  • Physics