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Adriana M. Martin , D. F. Mariani; Coriolis acceleration: A laboratory experiment. Am. J. Phys. 1 September 1984; 52 (9): 814–817. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13539

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Using a common laboratory apparatus and a spark timer, consecutive positions of a moving object with respect to time in a rotating frame of reference can be obtained. Experimental data are analyzed by means of a simple graphic method, directly based on the vectorial definitions of mean velocity and acceleration. Thus the Coriolis acceleration vector can be directly obtained on every point of the trajectory and the relation for the Coriolis acceleration can be clearly verified.

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