A historical review of gravimetric observations in Norway

• Published in: History of Geo- and Space Sciences
• Main Author: B. R. Pettersen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: Science; Q; Geology; QE1-996.5; Dynamic and structural geology; QE500-639.5; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Kater; Norway; Sterneck; Climate change; Hammerfest
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-7-79-2016; https://doaj.org/article/b1537663ba094eb5b6e78a452d8bfd0c

The first gravity determinations in Norway were made by Edward Sabine in 1823 with a pendulum instrument by Henry Kater. Seventy years later a Sterneck pendulum was acquired by the Norwegian Commission for the International Arc Measurements. It improved the precision and eventually reduced the bias...