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Hoosac Mountain, the site of a pendulum gravity station

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Description

Hoosac Mountain, the site of a pendulum gravity station. Charles S. Peirceconducted operations here in 1873. This is a unique representation of an area bythe Coast Survey showing the topography for a two-mile radius around the gravity station. W. E. McClintock was the topographer.

Display Date

1873

Location

Massachusetts, Hoosac Mountain

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey

Historic Maps

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Keywords

Coast and Geodetic Survey