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Instrumentation (metrol.INST)

Instruments built to settle a particular question, and what became of the question.

Recent submissions

1. [1] arghXiv:2608.03771

   Reconstruction of a Nineteenth-Century Mechanical Cosmography from Published Plates

   E. Kuiper

   22 pages, 11 plates. Plates reproduced by permission. Dimensions in the plates are internally inconsistent. Subjects: History of the Field (meta.HIST) (primary class); Instrumentation (metrol.INST); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO)

2. [2] arghXiv:2602.11360

   On the Reported Isolation of the Torsion Balance from Electrostatic Influence

   Lionel Trask

   24 pages. A response to arghXiv:2601.06805 was offered and declined. Subjects: Verification and Provenance (epist.VER) (primary class); Instrumentation (metrol.INST); Sourcing (epist.SRC)

3. [3] arghXiv:2602.06104 [pdf]

   Calibration of a Differential Refraction Comparator for Contested Horizon Observations

   E. Kuiper

   2 pages, 1 table. Instrument drawings deposited with the Society. Sixth in the series. Subjects: Instrumentation (metrol.INST) (primary class); Refraction and Sightline (metrol.REF); Calibration and Uncertainty (metrol.CAL); History of the Field (meta.HIST)

4. [4] arghXiv:2602.01771

   Repetition of a Contested Levelling Line Under the Original Conditions

   N. Achterberg

   12 pages, 3 figures. The staves were the ones used in the original run. Subjects: Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO) (primary class); Instrumentation (metrol.INST); Verification and Provenance (epist.VER); Outcome and Concession (argu.OUT)

5. [5] arghXiv:2601.06805

   Re-examination of a Torsion-Balance Result Against Electrostatic and Convective Accounts

   E. Kuiper

   20 pages, 6 figures, 2 tables. Apparatus rebuilt to the original dimensions. Drawings with the Society. Subjects: Instrumentation (metrol.INST) (primary class); Calibration and Uncertainty (metrol.CAL); Verification and Provenance (epist.VER)