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An experimental test for anisotropy of inertia performed by a nuclear freeprecession experiment is described. The precession was observed in the Earth’s magnetic field, in a countryside location in the open air. The experiment was exceptionally sensitive, and slightly unusual in other ways. Some of the background and other aspects are briefly discussed.
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Drever, R. (2006). Isotropy of Inertia: A Sensitive Early Experimental Test. In: Ehlers, J., Lämmerzahl, C. (eds) Special Relativity. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 702. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-34523-X_1
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