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Effect of the spherical Earth on a simple pendulum

Lior M Burko

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We consider the period of a simple pendulum in the gravitational field of the spherical Earth. Effectively, gravity is enhanced compared with the often used flat Earth (FE) approximation, such that the period of the pendulum is shortened. We discuss the FE approximation, and show when the corrections due to the spherical Earth may be of interest.


PACS

07.10.-h Mechanical instruments and equipment

Subjects

Instrumentation and measurement

Dates

Issue 2 (March 2003)

Received 29 August 2002, in final form 4 October 2002

Published 13 January 2003



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