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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Maps
- Experiments For Determining The Variation In The Length Of The Seconds' Pendulum
- Geographical Notices: Longitudes of the Pendulum Stations
- Hydrographical Notices
- Experiments For Determining The Variation In The Intensity Of Terrestrial Magnetism
- Atmospherical Notices
- Postscript
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Maps
- Experiments For Determining The Variation In The Length Of The Seconds' Pendulum
- Geographical Notices: Longitudes of the Pendulum Stations
- Hydrographical Notices
- Experiments For Determining The Variation In The Intensity Of Terrestrial Magnetism
- Atmospherical Notices
- Postscript
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- An Account of Experiments to Determine the Figure of the Earth by Means of the Pendulum Vibrating Seconds in Different LatitudesAs Well As on Various Other Subjects of Philosophical Inquiry, pp. ix - xviPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014First published in: 1825