Wikipedia's article on the Cavendish experiment, its 1797 to 1798 measurement of the gravitational constant. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavendish_experiment
Source Typereference
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Cavendish Experiment (Wikipedia)
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This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Experiments, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Instruments, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
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