Loránd Eötvös ( 1848-1919 )
In order to get a better understanding of Loránd Eötvös' human and scientific eminence, it may be useful to look briefly at the
historical conditions
existing in Hungary in his time.
Course of Life
Student years, early studies
University studies
Traveller and Sportman
The old scientist
Eötvös the Scientist
The Eötvös Rule
Gravity and Magnetism
The First Experiments with the Torsion Balance
The Birth of Geophysics - The Application of the Torsion Balance in Geological Research
The Gravity Compensator
The Gravimeter
Determination of the Gravitational Consant
The Inertial and Gravitational Mess
The Gravitational Absorption
The Eötvös Effect
Magnetic Measurements
Most Important Publications
Eötvös the Organizer
Fundation of Scientific Societies
The Eötvös College
International Relations
The Loránd Eötvös Geophysical Institute of Hungary
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