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Metrology (metrol)

The measurement of contested quantities. The archive makes no claim that measuring one settles it.

January 2026

1. [1] 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)

2. [2] arghXiv:2601.02771

   Equivocation Between Three Non-Equivalent Terms in Sightline Disputes

   P. Duarte

   12 pages, 2 tables. Definitions follow standard surveying usage and are not proposed here. Subjects: Terminology and Definition (disc.LEX) (primary class); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO); Sourcing (epist.SRC); Moves and Tactics (argu.MOV)