``Weighing''the Earth: a Newtonian Test and the Origin of an Anachronism

Science & Education 10 (6):515-543 (2001)
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John Michell and Henry Cavendish: Weighing the Stars.Russell McCormmach - 1968 - British Journal for the History of Science 4 (2):126-155.

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