Schiehallion (/ʃiːˈhæli.ən/; Scottish Gaelic: Sìth Chailleann, IPA: [ʃiˈxaʎən̪ˠ]) is a prominent cone-shaped mountain in the Breadalbane region of the...

56°40′4″N 4°5′52″W / 56.66778°N 4.09778°W / 56.66778; -4.09778 The Schiehallion experiment was an 18th-century experiment to determine the mean density...

The Schiehallion oilfield is a deepwater offshore oilfield approximately 175 kilometres (110 mi) west of the Shetland Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean...

by Pierre Bouguer in 1740, then definitively by Charles Hutton in his Schiehallion experiment around 1774. It was still occasionally defended through the...

build the current building. The estate is overlooked by the peak of Schiehallion, a conical mountain sometimes translated as "Fairy hill of the Caledonians"...

measured with any accuracy (within about 20% of the correct value) in the Schiehallion experiment in the 1770s, and within 1% of the modern value in the Cavendish...

Maskelyne proposed to the Royal Society what was to become known as the Schiehallion experiment (named after the Scottish mountain on which it was performed)...

of the earth from Nevil Maskelyne's measurements collected during the Schiehallion experiment. Hutton was born on Percy Street in Newcastle upon Tyne in...

1774, Maskelyne was confirming Newton's theory of gravitation at and on Schiehallion mountain in Scotland, and he needed to measure elevations on the mountain's...

name Caledonia is echoed in the place names of Dunkeld, Rohallion, and Schiehallion. The Great Conspiracy constituted a seemingly coordinated invasion against...

during the summer of 1773. Mason selected Schiehallion at which to conduct what became known as the Schiehallion experiment, which was carried out primarily...

The north-west ridge of Schiehallion, the "fairy hill of the Caledonians"....

some thinkers of the day, including Edmond Halley, had suggested. The Schiehallion experiment, proposed in 1772 and completed in 1776, was the first successful...

idea first proposed by Charles Hutton based on his analysis of the 1774 Schiehallion experiment. Cavendish's result of 5.4 g·cm−3, 23% bigger than Hutton's...

in the Black Cuillin on the Isle of Skye is the most westerly Munro Schiehallion (Sìdh Chailleann), 3,554 ft (1,083.3 m), in Perth and Kinross, is a Munro...

columns of Palaeogene basalt. The isolated position and regular shape of Schiehallion, a Munro in Perthshire, led Nevil Maskelyne to use the deflection caused...

(Centre of mainland Scotland)). The point is 5 km east of the mountain of Schiehallion, which is sometimes claimed to be at the centre of Scotland. The centre...

Scottish mountain of Schiehallion that attempts to measure the mean density of the Earth for the first time. Known as the Schiehallion experiment (1774)...

Maskelyne, N. (1775). "An Account of Observations Made on the Mountain Schiehallion for Finding Its Attraction". Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. 65 (0): 500–542...

Moss Loch Ben Lawers Ben Vorlich Ben Mhor Ben Vrackie Beinn a' Ghlò Schiehallion Glen Almond Glen Isla Glen Shee Glen Garry Glen Tilt Glen Bruar Glen...

North Sea into four development projects including the Clair, Devenick, Schiehallion and Loyal, and Kinnoull oilfields. BP is the operator of the Clair oilfield...

locations have been suggested including White Bridge on the B846 east of Schiehallion and a site near the village of Newtonmore in Badenoch. West Dunbartonshire...

Earth: Nevil Maskelyne conducted the Schiehallion experiment conducted at the Scottish mountain of Schiehallion, Perthshire 1774 The first isolation of...

Loch Rannoch Looking towards Schiehallion Loch Rannoch Location Perth and Kinross Coordinates 56°40′59″N 4°18′50″W / 56.68306°N 4.31389°W / 56.68306;...

centre for hillwalking, surrounded by mountains such as Ben Vrackie and Schiehallion. It is popular as a base for coach holidays. The town has retained many...

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Grampian Mountains, with scenic peaks such as Creag Odhar, Farragon Hill, Schiehallion, Ben Lawers and Sron Mhor punctuating the landscape. Aberfeldy lies at...

track towards Loch Hoil, with Schiehallion on the skyline to the left. Fishing hut, Loch Hoil Taken in mist. Schiehallion from Meall Dearg. Looking north-west...

Batuque Blend 32.8° 0.32% ExxonMobil Angola Saxi Batuque FPSO offshore Schiehallion Blend 25.5° 0.47% BP United Kingdom Sullom Voe Senipah 51.9° 0.03% Indonesia...

Mountsorrel 60 084 Cross Fell 60 085 Axe Edge Mini – Pride of Oxford 60 086 Schiehallion Preserved, currently at the Wensleydale Railway. First class 60 to be...