Measure deviations of gravity in billionths

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Researchers from the University of Bonn install extremely sensitive measuring instrument at Todenfeld Observatory

The Todenfeld Observatory - near Rheinbach. © Photo: Dr. Benjamin Gutknecht
The Todenfeld Observatory - near Rheinbach. © Photo: Dr. Benjamin Gutknecht

Researchers at the University of Bonn have installed a superconducting gravimeter at the Todenfeld observatory a few kilometers from the town of Rheinbach. The extremely sensitive yet portable instrument can measure tiny changes in the billionths range of gravity. It is one of only four comparable instruments in Germany and the only one operated by a university. ...

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