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Weighing the world

In July 2005 a modern recreation of Maskelyne's famous Schiehallion experiment was attempted, using simple school science equipment to achieve in one day what had originally taken cutting edge apparatus and 17 weeks of astronomical observation. This is footage from BBC Newsnight Scotland reporting the attempt on 27th July 2005.

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