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Chapter 14, Problem 16CQ
It is possible to identify promising locations for oil drilling by making accurate measurements of the local value of g: A low value means there is low-density material under the surface, which often means that oil is present. For many years, prospectors used pendulums to make such measurements. Explain how you could use a pendulum to measure variations in g.
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