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Europhysics News
Volume 48, Number 4, July-August 2017
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| Page(s) | 25 - 27 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2017404 | |
| Published online | 04 October 2017 | |
Everyday physics
Ring lasers - a brief history
University of Melbourne, Australia
Used these days in inertial navigation, ring lasers are also used in recording the tiniest variations in the Earth’s spin, as well in detecting earthquakes and even the drift of continents. How did it all begin?
© European Physical Society, EDP Sciences, 2017
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