Kater's Pendulum

physics4ever

What exactly is the Kater's Pendulum? How is it different from a simple pendulum and what are the advantages of using it to determine g?
Thanks,
Sunayana.

Berislav

Wikipedia is your friend:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kater%27s_pendulum

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physics4ever	Kater's Pendulum Tweet What exactly is the Kater's Pendulum? How is it different from a simple pendulum and what are the advantages of using it to determine g? Thanks, Sunayana.

Berislav	Wikipedia is your friend: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kater%27s_pendulum