Around the world with professor Vening Meinesz onboard the submarine K-XVIII

Title

Around the world with professor Vening Meinesz onboard the submarine K-XVIII

 Author

Root, B.C. (TU Delft Astrodynamics & Space Missions) ORCID 0000-0001-7742-1434
Hanssen, R.F. (TU Delft Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning) ORCID 0000-0002-6067-7561
Vermeersen, L.L.A. (TU Delft Physical and Space Geodesy; TU Delft Astrodynamics & Space Missions; NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) ORCID 0000-0002-6329-5972
Munnik, M.E. (TU Delft Library Education Services)
Vlijm, Rozemarijn (Universiteit Leiden)

Date

2015

 Abstract

In November 1934, Den Helder, The Netherlands, the start of a remarkable voyage commenced. The Hr. Ms.K-XVIII, a Dutch submarine, was about to set sail to Soerabaya, Indonesia. Onboard was a Dutch professor, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz. He was able to measure the Earth’s gravity field with similar precision as on land for the first time in history using his innovative pendulum apparatus. His ground breaking data and systematic way of working changed the way of performing scientific expeditions.

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 Event

EGU General Assembly 2015, 2015-04-12 → 2015-05-17, Vienna, Austria, Viena, Austria

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© 2015 B.C. Root, R.F. Hanssen, L.L.A. Vermeersen, M.E. Munnik, Rozemarijn Vlijm
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