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Temporal and spatial variations of measured values of the gravitational constant

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Long-term measurements of Newton's gravitational constant G by means of a vacuum torsion balance and a mechanism for moving spherical attracting masses are reported. The primary objective of the measurements is to test the dependence of G on the distance R between the interacting masses and to investigate various destabilizing factors accompanying the operations of measuring G.

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  1. V. P. Izmailov
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  2. O. V. Karagioz
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  3. V. A. Kuznetsov
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  4. V. N. Mel'nikov
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Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 10, pp. 3–5, October, 1993.

The authors are grateful to N. I. Kolosnitsyn for a valuable discussion.

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Izmailov, V.P., Karagioz, O.V., Kuznetsov, V.A. et al. Temporal and spatial variations of measured values of the gravitational constant. Meas Tech 36, 1065–1069 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00979446

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