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An analysis of geophysical experiments to test Newton's law of gravity

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Signals reported as evidence for a non-newtonian 'fifth' force at a North Carolina television tower and elsewhere can be explained in a conventional way by postulating small density variations underground. The assumptions employed in earlier analyses which pointed to a failure of the inverse square law are examined and found to be difficult to justify.

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Parker, R., Zumberge, M. An analysis of geophysical experiments to test Newton's law of gravity. Nature 342, 29–32 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/342029a0

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