An Account of Experiments to Determine the Figure of the Earth by Means of the Pendulum Vibrating Seconds in Different Latitudes : As Well As on Vario (Paperback)

Preface; Experiments for determining the variation in the length of the seconds pendulum; I. With detached invariable pendulums; II. With attached invariable pendulums; Latitudes of the pendulum stations; Application of the observed variation in the length of the seconds pendulum to the determination of the figure of the earth; Geographical notices; Hydrographical notices; Experiments for determining the variation in the intensity of terrestrial magnetism; Atmospherical notices.