The fact that g varies from place to place over the Earth's surface drew attention when Jean Richer in 1672 took a pendulum clock from Paris to Cayenne, French Guiana, and found that it lost 2.5 min/day. If g = 9.81 m/s2 in Paris, calculate g in Cayenne.
The fact that g varies from place to place over the Earth's surface drew attention when Jean Richer in 1672 took a pendulum clock from Paris to Cayenne, French Guiana, and found that it lost 2.5 min/day. If g = 9.81 m/s2 in Paris, calculate g in Cayenne.
Radhika Batra , 10 Years ago
Grade 11
