Review Article
A Short Walk along the Gravimeters Path
Table 1
Field of application, accuracy target, type of instruments and their availability.
| Application | Accuracy target | Instruments/availability |
| Isostasy | | Relative gravimeters (pendulum)/1817 | Prospection for oil and gas | | Relative gravimeters/1950 | Structural geology | | Relative gravimeters/1950 | Microgravity prospection | | Relative gravimeters/1980 | Metrology (forces) | | Absolute gravimeters/1980 | Metrology (kilogram) | | Absolute gravimeters/1990 | Geodetic metrology | | Absolute gravimeters/1980 | Geodesy | | Rel + Abs gravimeters/1980 | Earth tide and earth dynamic | | Superconducting gravimeters/1970 |
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