Wikipedia's article on the Cavendish experiment, its 1797 to 1798 measurement of the gravitational constant.
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PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavendish_experiment
Source Typereference
Reliability Tier3
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- Experiments, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Instruments, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
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