Oil-drop experiment — The purpose of Robert Millikan and Harvey Fletcher s oil drop experiment (1909) was to measure the electric charge of the electron. They did this by carefully balancing the gravitational and electric forces on tiny charged droplets of oil… … Wikipedia
Oil drop experiment — Millikan s setup for the oil drop experiment The oil drop experiment was an experiment performed by Robert Millikan and Harvey Fletcher in 1909 to measure the elementary electric charge (the charge of the electron). The experiment entailed… … Wikipedia
Pitch drop experiment — The pitch drop experiment is a long term experiment which measures the flow of a piece of pitch over many years. Pitch is the name for any of a number of highly viscous liquids which appear solid, most commonly bitumen. Tar pitch flows at room… … Wikipedia
Millikan oil-drop experiment — First method for direct measurement of the electric charge of a single electron, originally performed in 1909 by Robert Millikan. He used a microscope to measure the rate of descent of tiny oil droplets directed through the top of a box. By… … Universalium
Millikan’s oil drop experiment — Milikeno eksperimentas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Millikan’s experiment; Millikan’s oil drop experiment vok. Millikanscher Öltröpfchenversuch, m; Millikanscher Versuch, m; Schwebetröpfchenversuch, m rus. опыт Милликена, m pranc.… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Millikan’s oil drop experiment — Milikeno alyvos lašo eksperimentas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Eksperimentas, kuriuo buvo išmatuotas elektrono krūvis. atitikmenys: angl. Millikan’s oil drop experiment vok. Millikanscher Öltröpfchenversuch, m;… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
drop — droplike, adj. /drop/, n., v., dropped or dropt, dropping. n. 1. a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule. 2. the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule. 3. a very small… … Universalium
experiment — experimenter, experimentor, experimentator, n. n. /ik sper euh meuhnt/; v. /ek sper euh ment /, n. 1. a test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle,… … Universalium
Drop tube — For the amusement ride, see Drop tower (ride). In physics and materials science, a drop tower or drop tube is a structure used to produce a controlled period of weightlessness for an object under study. Air bags, polystyrene pellets, and magnetic … Wikipedia
Drop (unit) — For other uses, see Drop (disambiguation). The drop is a unit of measure of volume, the amount dispensed as one drop from a dropper. It is often used in giving quantities of liquid drugs to patients, and occasionally in cooking. The volume of a… … Wikipedia
Long-term experiment — Several agricultural field experiments have run for more than 100 years, but much shorter experiments may qualify as long term in other disciplines. An experiment is a set of actions and observations , implying that one or more treatments… … Wikipedia
