. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 17. Repsold-Bessei reversibli pendulum appa- ratus as made in [875, and used in the gravity work of the I s < oasi and Geodetic Survey. Continental desists continued to favor the general use of convertible pendulums and absolute determinations ol gravity, while their English colleagues had turned to invariable pi min- iums and relative determinations, except ibi base stations. Perhaps the Rrsl important American contribution to gravity work was (!, s. Peirce's demonstration of the error inherent in the Repsold apparatus through fle
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 17. Repsold-Bessei reversibli pendulum appa- ratus as made in [875, and used in the gravity work of the I s < oasi and Geodetic Survey. Continental desists continued to favor the general use of convertible pendulums and absolute determinations ol gravity, while their English colleagues had turned to invariable pi min- iums and relative determinations, except ibi base stations. Perhaps the Rrsl important American contribution to gravity work was (!, s. Peirce's demonstration of the error inherent in the Repsold apparatus through flexure of die stand. Peirce. I'pon receiving notice of his appointment, the latter promptly ordered from the Repsolds a pendulum similar to the Prussian instrument. Since the linn of mechanicians was engaged in making instruments for observations of the transit of Venus in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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