An air suspension to demonstrate the properties of torsion balances with fibers of zero length

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An air suspension to demonstrate the properties of torsion balances with fibers of zero length. / Gettings, Conner; Speake, Clive.

In: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 91, No. 2, 025108, 07.02.2020, p. 025108-1 - 025108-7.

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Gettings, C & Speake, C 2020, 'An air suspension to demonstrate the properties of torsion balances with fibers of zero length', Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 91, no. 2, 025108, pp. 025108-1 - 025108-7. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142373

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Gettings, C., & Speake, C. (2020). An air suspension to demonstrate the properties of torsion balances with fibers of zero length. Review of Scientific Instruments, 91(2), 025108-1 - 025108-7. [025108]. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142373

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Gettings C, Speake C. An air suspension to demonstrate the properties of torsion balances with fibers of zero length. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2020 Feb 7;91(2):025108-1 - 025108-7. 025108. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142373

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Gettings, Conner ; Speake, Clive. / An air suspension to demonstrate the properties of torsion balances with fibers of zero length. In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 2020 ; Vol. 91, No. 2. pp. 025108-1 - 025108-7.

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