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Materials problems in the construction of long-period pendulums

T. J. Quinn Bureau International des Poids et Mesures Pavillon de Breteuil, F-92312, Sèvres, Cedex, France
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C. C. Speake School of Physics and Space Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, England
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L. M. Brown Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, England
Pages 261-276 | Received 03 Apr 1991, Accepted 10 Jun 1991, Published online: 13 Sep 2006

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