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Title: Pendulum: Rich physics from a simple system

Journal Article · · Am. J. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14703· OSTI ID:6285525

We provide a comprehensive discussion of the corrections needed to accurately measure the acceleration of gravity using a plane pendulum. A simple laboratory experiment is described in which g was determined to four significant figures of accuracy.

Research Organization:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76ER00881
OSTI ID:
6285525
Journal Information:
Am. J. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 54:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English