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Invented by British physicist and army captain Henry Kater in 1817.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kater's pendulum
Today it means: A reversible free-swinging pendulum used as a gravimeter. Full definition →
Today it means: A reversible free-swinging pendulum used as a gravimeter. Full definition →
Invented by British physicist and army captain Henry Kater in 1817.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.