Precise Measurement of Gravity Variations During a Total Solar Eclipse

Abstract

The variations of gravity were measured with a high precision LaCoste-Romberg D gravimeter during a total solar eclipse to investigate the effect of solar eclipse on the gravitational field. The observed anomaly $(7.0\pm 2.7)\times 10^{-8}$ m/s${}^2$ during the eclipse implies that there may be a shielding property of gravitation.

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