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THE recent experiments of Dr. P. E. Shaw (Phil. Trans., ccxvi., 1916) seem to show that the “gravitation constant” has a temperature coefficient. It is remarkable, too, that G seems to be only appreciably influenced by increasing the temperature of the larger attracting mass.
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TODD, G. Thermodynamics and Gravitation: A Suggestion. Nature 99, 5–6 (1917). https://doi.org/10.1038/099005c0
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